Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 18.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$8.11
₩11,119
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$1.53
₩2,091
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$6.06
₩8,305
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$8.19
₩11,235
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$4.76
₩6,525
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$3.12
₩4,277
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$1.57
₩2,156
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$2.58
₩3,538
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$2.72
₩3,723
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$1.91
₩2,616
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$1.42
₩1,940
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$4.69
₩6,428
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$45.15
₩61,910
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$9.44
₩12,938
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$528.87
₩725,127
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$381.75
₩523,417
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$3.88
₩5,315
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$52.67
₩72,210
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$11.06
₩15,162
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$127.28
₩174,509
|
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