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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taipei is 10.8% cheaper than Seongnam without rent, and 12.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taipei is 10.6% cheaper than Seongnam without rent, and 3.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.91 NT$220

$5.77 ₩8,562

19.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.76 NT$1,299

$41.92 ₩62.2K

-2.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.61 NT$179

$4.30 ₩6,383

30.47%

Cappuccino

$3.80 NT$121

$3.92 ₩5,813

-3.06%

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

$1.12 NT$35.61

$1.53 ₩2,265

-26.80%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 NT$25.01

$0.84 ₩1,254

-7.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 NT$109

$2.61 ₩3,876

30.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.48 NT$111

$3.58 ₩5,317

-2.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.21 NT$102

$2.15 ₩3,189

49.30%

White Bread (500g)

$1.90 NT$60.6

$2.11 ₩3,134

-9.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.09 NT$98.4

$3.15 ₩4,676

-1.90%

Eggs

$2.78 NT$88.7

$3.18 ₩4,719

-12.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$20.30 NT$647

$9.04 ₩13.4K

124.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.16 NT$324

$7.51 ₩11.1K

35.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.02 NT$638

$34.28 ₩50.9K

-41.60%

Apples (1kg)

$5.21 NT$166

$7.49 ₩11.1K

-30.44%

Banana (1kg)

$2.86 NT$91.0

$3.61 ₩5,358

-20.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.81 NT$89.5

$5.41 ₩8,026

-48.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.18 NT$133

$6.57 ₩9,744

-36.38%

Potato (1kg)

$2.91 NT$92.7

$3.42 ₩5,081

-14.91%

Onion (1kg)

$2.26 NT$72.0

$2.94 ₩4,361

-23.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 NT$62.5

$2.61 ₩3,877

-24.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 NT$42.40

$0.97 ₩1,438

37.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.95 NT$126

$3.26 ₩4,831

21.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.12 NT$482

$16.76 ₩24.9K

-9.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 NT$57.7

$1.83 ₩2,715

-1.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.44 NT$77.8

$1.79 ₩2,662

36.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 NT$26.70

$1.08 ₩1,604

-22.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.01 NT$1,307

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.91 NT$92.7

$3.58 ₩5,311

-18.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.78 NT$24.97

$0.53 ₩786

47.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.19 NT$325

$8.72 ₩12.9K

16.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 NT$32.61

$1.25 ₩1,857

-18.40%

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

$37.9K NT$1.2M

$28.2K ₩41.8M

34.36%

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

$27.3K NT$869.8K

$25.5K ₩37.8M

7.23%

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

$84.2 NT$2,684

$163 ₩241.7K

-48.30%

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

$19.21 NT$612

$34.54 ₩51.3K

-44.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.20 NT$803

$21.90 ₩32.5K

15.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.90 NT$1,303

$47.29 ₩70.2K

-13.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.60 NT$433

Cinema Ticket

$12.03 NT$383

$10.87 ₩16.1K

10.67%

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

$640 NT$20.4K

$415 ₩615.2K

54.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$19.0K NT$605.4K

$23.2K ₩34.4M

-18.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.6 NT$1,900

$58.8 ₩87.3K

1.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.91 NT$1,081

$48.27 ₩71.6K

-29.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.1 NT$3,000

$78.8 ₩116.9K

19.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 NT$3,881

$117 ₩173.2K

4.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$791 NT$25.2K

$456 ₩676.1K

73.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$533 NT$17.0K

$658 ₩975.8K

-18.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,650 NT$52.6K

$1,052 ₩1.6M

56.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,097 NT$35.0K

$1,012 ₩1.5M

8.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14.1K NT$450.8K

$12.1K ₩17.9M

17.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$8,275 NT$263.7K

$5,716 ₩8.5M

44.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,649 NT$52.6K

$2,613 ₩3.9M

-36.87%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

2.19

4.14

-47.10%

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

Last update for Taipei: March 2, 2026

Last update for Seongnam: March 3, 2026

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