Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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South Korea

Incheon vs. Taoyuan Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 14.4% more expensive than Taoyuan.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 54.5% more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 15.8% less in Incheon
Housing: pay 48.7% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Taoyuan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Taoyuan	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.73 NT$181.31	$6.72 ₩9,048	+17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.24 NT$165.77	$6.30 ₩8,477	+20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 NT$37.30	$1.32 ₩1,772	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.31	$0.66 ₩883	-11.1%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 54.5% more for groceries

	Taoyuan	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 NT$43.10	$2.95 ₩3,968	+116.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 NT$137.28	$6.79 ₩9,143	+56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.87 NT$375.39	$7.85 ₩10,563	-33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 NT$68.38	$2.93 ₩3,946	+35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.50 NT$110.59	$2.94 ₩3,960	-15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 NT$45.27	$3.26 ₩4,392	+127.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 NT$26.93	$1.28 ₩1,728	+50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 NT$37.13	$2.35 ₩3,165	+100.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$41.12	$2.77 ₩3,732	+113.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$32.90	$1.50 ₩2,016	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NT$25.85	$0.86 ₩1,152	+4.7%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

	Taoyuan	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 NT$120.35	$4.43 ₩5,959	+16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,243.26	$24.79 ₩33,368	-37.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,064.72 NT$1M	$25,072.36 ₩34M	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.50 NT$300.45	$8.16 ₩10,978	-14.2%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 48.7% more for housing

	Taoyuan	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.64 NT$589.23	$19.81 ₩26,668	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$409.63 NT$12,950.60	$539.51 ₩726K	+31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.90 NT$10,619.49	$373.33 ₩503K	+11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.36 NT$1,528.84	$118.88 ₩160K	+145.8%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Taoyuan	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.10 NT$17,612.81	$254.87 ₩343K	-54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,992.63 NT$474K	$10,906.99 ₩15M	-27.3%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taoyuan	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 NT$48.69	$3.17 ₩4,271	+106.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 NT$89.10	$3.48 ₩4,683	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 NT$196.85	$3.18 ₩4,286	-48.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.82 NT$1,100.97	$32.02 ₩43,108	-8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.83 NT$310.81	$10.61 ₩14,287	+8.0%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Taoyuan	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.26 NT$1,968.49	$49.77 ₩66,988	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.39 NT$518.02	$39.49 ₩53,158	+141.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.47 NT$2,417.44	$70.50 ₩94,900	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 NT$3,108.14	$99.06 ₩133K	+0.8%
Average			+28.5%

Taoyuan vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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