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South Korea

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HsinChu vs. Daegu Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 6.7% more expensive than Daegu.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 6.9% less in HsinChu
Housing: pay 8.8% more in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 66.3% more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in HsinChu

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in HsinChu are more expensive than in Daegu. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in HsinChu.

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HsinChu vs. Daegu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in HsinChu instead of Daegu, you would:

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	Daegu	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩10,002	$3.93 NT$127.46	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.48 ₩8,159	$5.24 NT$169.95	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 ₩2,197	$0.85 NT$27.62	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 ₩1,176	$0.63 NT$20.36	-20.5%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Daegu	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$4.50 ₩6,702	$1.81 NT$58.69	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 ₩8,238	$6.76 NT$219.08	+22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.81 ₩13,115	$11.62 NT$376.62	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 ₩3,957	$3.18 NT$102.99	+19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 ₩4,617	$2.13 NT$69.06	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.56 ₩5,303	$1.90 NT$61.43	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.68 ₩2,500	$1.09 NT$35.33	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.67 ₩3,980	$1.83 NT$59.42	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.29 ₩4,894	$1.68 NT$54.60	-48.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 ₩1,594	$1.98 NT$64.24	+85.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.41 ₩2,098	$1.78 NT$57.82	+26.5%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 6.9% less for transportation

	Daegu	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 ₩6,434	$3.82 NT$123.66	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.76 ₩105K	$39.32 NT$1,274.64	-44.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,696.92 ₩40M	$40,144.19 NT$1M	+50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.54 ₩11,212	$5.90 NT$191.20	-21.7%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Daegu	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 ₩29,478	$22.93 NT$743.19	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.34 ₩564K	$550.55 NT$17,845.00	+45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.67 ₩371K	$340.82 NT$11,046.90	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.85 ₩223K	$56.76 NT$1,839.80	-62.1%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 66.3% more for childcare

	Daegu	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$254.87 ₩379K	$710.03 NT$23,014.38	+178.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,763.25 ₩41M	$14,992.63 NT$486K	-46.0%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Daegu	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,264	$2.29 NT$74.35	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ₩5,147	$3.36 NT$108.88	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,738	$4.92 NT$159.33	+54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.82 ₩72,643	$58.99 NT$1,911.96	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.26 ₩15,266	$10.49 NT$339.90	+2.2%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Daegu	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.11 ₩79,019	$84.38 NT$2,735.17	+58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.76 ₩71,064	$37.28 NT$1,208.25	-22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.70 ₩136K	$95.04 NT$3,080.39	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.02 ₩235K	$120.16 NT$3,894.74	-24.0%
Average			+4.1%

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