Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 23.4% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
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