Cost of Living Comparison Between Seongnam and Taipei Cost of Living Comparison Between Seongnam and Taipei

🙂 Solo nomad: Seongnam is 6.4% cheaper than Taipei without rent, and 10% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seongnam is 10.6% cheaper than Taipei without rent, and 0.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.9 ₩8,675

$6.72 NT$211

-12.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.78 ₩61.5K

$40.45 NT$1,270

3.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.53 ₩6,669

$5.81 NT$182

-22.03%

Cappuccino

$3.93 ₩5,781

$3.95 NT$124

-0.51%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 ₩2,341

$1.17 NT$36.85

35.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 ₩1,157

$0.78 NT$24.6

1.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.63 ₩3,864

$3.43 NT$108

-23.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.65 ₩5,377

$3.47 NT$109

5.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ₩3,152

$3.11 NT$97.6

-31.19%

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 ₩3,000

$1.96 NT$61.7

4.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.09 ₩4,539

$3.05 NT$95.8

1.31%

Eggs

$3.16 ₩4,646

$2.85 NT$89.5

10.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.23 ₩13.6K

$20.44 NT$642

-54.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.41 ₩10.9K

$10.04 NT$315

-26.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$33.7 ₩49.6K

$20.22 NT$635

66.67%

Apples (1kg)

$7.51 ₩11.1K

$5.21 NT$164

44.15%

Banana (1kg)

$3.59 ₩5,288

$2.89 NT$90.7

24.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.62 ₩8,263

$2.9 NT$91

93.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.6 ₩9,705

$4.31 NT$135

53.13%

Potato (1kg)

$3.53 ₩5,197

$2.96 NT$93.1

19.26%

Onion (1kg)

$2.85 ₩4,194

$2.24 NT$70.4

27.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 ₩3,750

$1.97 NT$61.8

29.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 ₩1,407

$1.37 NT$42.95

-29.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.33 ₩4,903

$4.14 NT$130

-19.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.04 ₩25.1K

$15.25 NT$479

11.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₩2,627

$1.75 NT$54.9

2.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 ₩2,651

$2.36 NT$74

-23.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.08 ₩1,596

$0.82 NT$25.62

31.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.08 NT$1,258

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.44 ₩5,065

$2.85 NT$89.6

20.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 ₩837

$0.72 NT$22.75

-20.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.85 ₩13K

$10.21 NT$320

-13.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ₩1,819

$1.03 NT$32.21

20.39%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.4K ₩40.2M

$37.3K NT$1.2M

-26.73%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.7K ₩36.3M

$27.6K NT$867.6K

-10.79%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$161 ₩236.5K

$85 NT$2,668

89.22%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$35.24 ₩51.8K

$18.51 NT$581

90.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.8 ₩32.1K

$25.22 NT$792

-13.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.31 ₩69.6K

$40.91 NT$1,284

15.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.84 NT$435

Cinema Ticket

$10.95 ₩16.1K

$11.9 NT$374

-7.98%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$420 ₩618K

$627 NT$19.7K

-32.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.5K ₩34.6M

$18.6K NT$583.3K

26.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.6 ₩86.3K

$58 NT$1,822

1.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.31 ₩69.6K

$33.12 NT$1,040

42.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81 ₩119.2K

$92.5 NT$2,903

-12.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 ₩174.4K

$123 NT$3,850

-3.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$886 ₩1.3M

$789 NT$24.8K

12.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$654 ₩962.2K

$547 NT$17.2K

19.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,082 ₩1.6M

$1,679 NT$52.7K

-35.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,016 ₩1.5M

$1,082 NT$34K

-6.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12K ₩17.7M

$13.7K NT$430.9K

-12.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,860 ₩8.6M

$7,855 NT$246.6K

-25.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,536 ₩3.7M

$1,597 NT$50.1K

58.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

2.19

89.04%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Seongnam: November 29, 2025

Last update for Taipei: December 2, 2025

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