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South Korea

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Taiwan

Taoyuan vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Taoyuan is 6.4% more expensive than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% less in Taoyuan
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Taoyuan
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Taoyuan
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Taoyuan
Childcare: pay 78.0% more in Taoyuan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Taoyuan
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Taoyuan

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

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Taoyuan vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% less for restaurants

	Incheon	Taoyuan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩10,002	$5.73 NT$185.89	-14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,370	$5.24 NT$169.95	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ₩1,958	$1.18 NT$38.24	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₩976	$0.74 NT$23.90	+12.4%
Average			-7.3%

Incheon vs. Taoyuan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Incheon	Taoyuan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ₩4,387	$1.36 NT$44.19	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,107	$4.34 NT$140.74	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,676	$11.87 NT$384.86	+51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,362	$2.16 NT$70.11	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 ₩4,377	$3.50 NT$113.39	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.26 ₩4,855	$1.43 NT$46.41	-56.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.28 ₩1,910	$0.85 NT$27.61	-33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,499	$1.17 NT$38.06	-50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,125	$1.30 NT$42.16	-53.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 ₩2,229	$1.04 NT$33.73	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 ₩1,273	$0.82 NT$26.50	-4.5%
Average			-24.9%

Incheon vs. Taoyuan - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Incheon	Taoyuan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,587	$3.81 NT$123.39	-14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.79 ₩36,884	$39.32 NT$1,274.64	+58.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩37M	$35,064.72 NT$1M	+39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.16 ₩12,135	$9.50 NT$308.04	+16.5%
Average			+25.2%

Incheon vs. Taoyuan - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Incheon	Taoyuan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 ₩29,478	$18.64 NT$604.11	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$539.51 ₩803K	$409.63 NT$13,277.53	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$373.33 ₩555K	$335.90 NT$10,887.57	-10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩177K	$48.36 NT$1,567.43	-59.3%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 78.0% more for childcare

	Incheon	Taoyuan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$254.87 ₩379K	$557.10 NT$18,057.44	+118.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,906.99 ₩16M	$14,992.63 NT$486K	+37.5%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Taoyuan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 ₩4,721	$1.54 NT$49.92	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 ₩5,176	$2.82 NT$91.35	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,738	$6.23 NT$201.82	+95.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.02 ₩47,650	$34.82 NT$1,128.77	+8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,792	$9.83 NT$318.66	-7.4%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Incheon	Taoyuan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩74,047	$62.26 NT$2,018.18	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩58,759	$16.39 NT$531.10	-58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.50 ₩105K	$76.47 NT$2,478.47	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩147K	$98.31 NT$3,186.61	-0.8%
Average			-6.4%

Incheon vs. Taoyuan - Cost of clothing

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