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Taiwan

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South Korea

Incheon vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 35.1% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 90.9% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 49.8% more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$122.24	$5.99 ₩7,993	+59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$152.81	$6.72 ₩8,966	+42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$1.57 ₩2,092	+70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$0.60 ₩806	-7.5%
Average			+46.0%

Tainan vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Tainan	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$57.28	$3.10 ₩4,134	+75.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$7.84 ₩10,461	-20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$7.79 ₩10,403	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$3.29 ₩4,388	+20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$3.55 ₩4,745	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$3.44 ₩4,594	+54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.72	$1.47 ₩1,958	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$2.59 ₩3,462	+87.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$2.83 ₩3,782	+40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$1.58 ₩2,109	+26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$1.10 ₩1,469	+5.7%
Average			+17.1%

Tainan vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Tainan	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$127.46	$5.21 ₩6,960	+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,095.10	$24.95 ₩33,304	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$29,385.60 ₩39M	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$287.78	$8.51 ₩11,357	-4.0%
Average			-2.0%

Tainan vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 90.9% more for housing

	Tainan	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$695.94	$20.82 ₩27,787	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,677.67	$600.24 ₩801K	+101.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,366.89	$353.39 ₩472K	+80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$160.90 ₩215K	+142.8%
Average			+90.9%

Tainan vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 49.8% more for childcare

	Tainan	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$14,007.15	$299.42 ₩400K	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$178K	$17,766.42 ₩24M	+223.4%
Average			+49.8%

Tainan vs. Incheon - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$3.46 ₩4,622	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$105.27	$3.66 ₩4,882	+12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$3.36 ₩4,483	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,459.80	$33.42 ₩44,611	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$11.20 ₩14,944	+15.1%
Average			+1.0%

Tainan vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Tainan	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$57.88 ₩77,255	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$32.77 ₩43,743	-18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$69.99 ₩93,417	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$82.45 ₩110K	-21.5%
Average			-16.5%

Tainan vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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