South Korea is 24.5% more expensive than Taiwan.

If you lived in South Korea instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

 
Taiwan
South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.21
NT$135.64
$6.16
₩8,612
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.80
NT$154.83
$5.24
₩7,325
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
NT$30.57
$1.47
₩2,058

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pay 44.8% more for groceries

 
Taiwan
South Korea
Bread
1 loaf
$1.76
NT$56.81
$3.08
₩4,302
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.11
NT$229.36
$5.40
₩7,556
Milk (1 gallon) $11.33
NT$365.35
$7.46
₩10,428

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

 
Taiwan
South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.59
NT$115.76
$4.39
₩6,142
Monthly public transit pass $37.87
NT$1,221.32
$45.32
₩63,361
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,524.98
NT$1,081,180.62
$27,023.07
₩37,783,651

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pay 33.1% more for housing

 
Taiwan
South Korea
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.76
NT$605.07
$17.65
₩24,684
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $386.89
NT$12,477.31
$426.93
₩596,936
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $269.95
NT$8,705.85
$328.41
₩459,187

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pay 18.7% more for childcare

 
Taiwan
South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $472.11
NT$15,225.51
$373.40
₩522,089
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,471.45
NT$466,704.21
$22,907.58
₩32,029,372

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Taiwan
South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.82
NT$58.72
$3.09
₩4,326
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
NT$83.54
$3.39
₩4,739
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
NT$128.91
$3.21
₩4,494

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

 
Taiwan
South Korea
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$63.92
NT$2,061.54
$60.70
₩84,877
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.11
NT$906.60
$44.52
₩62,251
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.13
NT$2,455.16
$72.99
₩102,058

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