Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 18.2% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 20.0% more for childcare
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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