Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 18.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
$8.11
₩11,216
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
$5.90
₩8,157
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
$1.53
₩2,109
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
$0.82
₩1,137
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
$3.09
₩4,274
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
$6.06
₩8,377
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
$8.19
₩11,333
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
$4.76
₩6,582
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
$3.12
₩4,315
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
$1.57
₩2,175
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
$2.58
₩3,569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
$2.72
₩3,755
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
$1.91
₩2,639
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
$1.42
₩1,957
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$4.69
₩6,484
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
$45.15
₩62,452
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
$27,815.53
₩38,471,382
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
$9.44
₩13,051
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
$23.52
₩32,531
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
$873.53
₩1,208,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
$528.87
₩731,468
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
$140.47
₩194,282
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
$381.75
₩527,995
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
$20,838.36
₩28,821,334
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
$3.69
₩5,098
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
$3.88
₩5,362
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
$3.32
₩4,588
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
$52.67
₩72,841
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
$11.06
₩15,294
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
$60.77
₩84,054
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
$44.72
₩61,847
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
$85.92
₩118,832
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
|
$127.28
₩176,035
|
|
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