Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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South Korea

Daegu vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 19.5% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% more in Daegu
Groceries: pay 32.0% more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 21.9% more in Daegu
Housing: pay 23.1% more in Daegu
Childcare: pay 10.6% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Daegu
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Daegu

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Daegu are more expensive than in HsinChu.

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Daegu vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.93 NT$124.33	$6.72 ₩9,048	+70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.24 NT$165.77	$5.48 ₩7,381	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NT$26.94	$1.48 ₩1,988	+73.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 NT$19.86	$0.79 ₩1,064	+25.8%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

	HsinChu	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 NT$57.24	$4.50 ₩6,063	+148.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 NT$213.68	$5.54 ₩7,453	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.62 NT$367.35	$8.81 ₩11,865	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18 NT$100.46	$2.66 ₩3,580	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 NT$67.36	$3.10 ₩4,177	+45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 NT$59.92	$3.56 ₩4,798	+88.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NT$34.46	$1.68 ₩2,262	+54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.83 NT$57.96	$2.67 ₩3,600	+45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NT$53.26	$3.29 ₩4,427	+95.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 NT$62.66	$1.07 ₩1,442	-46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.78 NT$56.39	$1.41 ₩1,898	-21.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 21.9% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 NT$120.62	$4.32 ₩5,820	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,243.26	$70.76 ₩95,244	+79.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,144.19 NT$1M	$26,696.92 ₩36M	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 NT$186.49	$7.54 ₩10,143	+27.7%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 23.1% more for housing

	HsinChu	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.93 NT$724.89	$19.81 ₩26,668	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$550.55 NT$17,405.60	$379.34 ₩511K	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$340.82 NT$10,774.90	$249.67 ₩336K	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.76 NT$1,794.50	$149.85 ₩202K	+164.0%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 10.6% more for childcare

	HsinChu	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.03 NT$22,447.70	$254.87 ₩343K	-64.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,992.63 NT$474K	$27,763.25 ₩37M	+85.2%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 NT$72.52	$3.54 ₩4,762	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NT$106.19	$3.46 ₩4,656	+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.92 NT$155.41	$3.18 ₩4,286	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.99 NT$1,864.89	$48.82 ₩65,718	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.49 NT$331.54	$10.26 ₩13,810	-2.2%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.38 NT$2,667.82	$53.11 ₩71,486	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.28 NT$1,178.50	$47.76 ₩64,290	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 NT$3,004.54	$91.70 ₩123K	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.16 NT$3,798.84	$158.02 ₩213K	+31.5%
Average			+4.8%

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