Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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South Korea

Daejeon vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Daejeon is 36.3% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Daejeon
Groceries: pay 20.1% more in Daejeon
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Daejeon
Housing: pay 44.4% more in Daejeon
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Daejeon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% less in Daejeon
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Daejeon

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

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Daejeon vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Daejeon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$212.44	$6.72 ₩10,002	+2.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.92 NT$159.33	$5.17 ₩7,685	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$37.10	$1.39 ₩2,063	+21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.87	$0.78 ₩1,158	+5.7%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 20.1% more for groceries

	Tainan	Daejeon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$60.77	$2.56 ₩3,816	+36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$306.86	$5.09 ₩7,580	-46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$386.02	$7.66 ₩11,398	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$85.71	$2.51 ₩3,731	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$143.14	$3.45 ₩5,134	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 NT$61.43	$3.69 ₩5,492	+94.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$41.09	$1.44 ₩2,149	+13.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$44.40	$2.46 ₩3,661	+79.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$62.39	$2.30 ₩3,419	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.72	$2.25 ₩3,343	+74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.71	$1.19 ₩1,767	+10.9%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Tainan	Daejeon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$124.15	$4.34 ₩6,463	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.30 NT$690.43	$10.61 ₩15,792	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1M	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$302.73	$8.70 ₩12,949	-6.8%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 44.4% more for housing

	Tainan	Daejeon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.12 NT$716.99	$23.59 ₩35,093	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.78 NT$10,267.95	$353.78 ₩526K	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.07 NT$6,160.77	$301.89 ₩449K	+58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$2,011.12	$124.45 ₩185K	+100.6%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Tainan	Daejeon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.17 NT$8,497.62	$273.59 ₩407K	+4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,554.15 NT$212K	$33,609.06 ₩50M	+412.8%
Average			+208.6%

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pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Daejeon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$105.16	$3.18 ₩4,738	-1.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 NT$112.42	$3.60 ₩5,352	+3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$127.46	$3.18 ₩4,738	-19.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NT$1,234.99	$29.01 ₩43,165	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$355.84	$10.61 ₩15,792	-3.3%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Tainan	Daejeon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,154.80	$60.85 ₩90,541	-8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.49 NT$955.98	$38.92 ₩57,904	+31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,866.98	$76.06 ₩113K	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,750.85	$100.83 ₩150K	-12.9%
Average			-0.9%

Tainan vs. Daejeon - Cost of clothing

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