New Taipei vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$482	$793
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$1091
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$1812
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	4.04M	919K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 23% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4931st and 4141st ($1123 vs $1455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and South Korea, respectively. Check Taiwan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Seongnam. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Seongnam ranked 19th in South Korea, while ranked 183rd and 2195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Seongnam

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	New Taipei	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.72	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$92.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$13631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$5921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$68.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$14346

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1313
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1152
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1022
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1053
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$943
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$985
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1001
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1090
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1108
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1019
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1052
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1040
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1032
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$982
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1010
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$977
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1128
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$952
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1557
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$852
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$865
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$917
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$993
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$971
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1009