Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 8.1% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,312
|
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,907
|
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩915
|
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,764
|
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,894
|
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,470
|
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,678
|
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩532,142
|
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩410,108
|
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
|
pay 2.7% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,957
|
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,460
|
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,702
|
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,104
|
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
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