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Taiwan

Tainan vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 26.0% cheaper than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 14.6% less in Tainan
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Tainan
Housing: pay 47.6% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 33.2% less in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% less in Tainan
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Tainan

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

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Tainan vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tainan instead of Incheon, you would:

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pay 31.5% less for restaurants

	Incheon	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 ₩7,993	$3.77 NT$122.24	-37.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 ₩8,966	$4.71 NT$152.81	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,092	$0.92 NT$29.80	-41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩806	$0.65 NT$21.18	+8.1%
Average			-31.5%

Incheon vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.6% less for groceries

	Incheon	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,134	$1.76 NT$57.28	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 ₩10,461	$9.85 NT$319.53	+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ₩10,403	$11.54 NT$374.58	+48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ₩4,388	$2.72 NT$88.34	-17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ₩4,745	$4.45 NT$144.40	+25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.44 ₩4,594	$2.23 NT$72.36	-35.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 ₩1,958	$1.29 NT$41.72	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.59 ₩3,462	$1.38 NT$44.91	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83 ₩3,782	$2.02 NT$65.53	-28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,109	$1.25 NT$40.46	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 ₩1,469	$1.04 NT$33.78	-5.4%
Average			-14.6%

Incheon vs. Tainan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Incheon	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 ₩6,960	$3.93 NT$127.46	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.95 ₩33,304	$33.74 NT$1,095.10	+35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,385.60 ₩39M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.51 ₩11,357	$8.87 NT$287.78	+4.2%
Average			+2.0%

Incheon vs. Tainan - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.6% less for housing

	Incheon	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 ₩27,787	$21.44 NT$695.94	+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.24 ₩801K	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.39 ₩472K	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.90 ₩215K	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	-58.8%
Average			-47.6%

Incheon vs. Tainan - Cost of housing

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pay 33.2% less for childcare

	Incheon	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.42 ₩400K	$431.61 NT$14,007.15	+44.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,766.42 ₩24M	$5,493.16 NT$178K	-69.1%
Average			-33.2%

Incheon vs. Tainan - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 ₩4,622	$2.83 NT$91.68	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,882	$3.24 NT$105.27	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$3.92 NT$127.34	+16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 ₩44,611	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	+34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$9.73 NT$315.80	-13.1%
Average			-1.0%

Incheon vs. Tainan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Incheon	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 ₩77,255	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 ₩43,743	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	+22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.99 ₩93,417	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	+21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.45 ₩110K	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+27.5%
Average			+19.8%

Incheon vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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