Suwon vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Suwon Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2630
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$455
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.85M

The cost of living in Suwon is 13% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5440th and 6264th ($1030 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 8th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Suwon compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Suwon ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 216th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Suwon vs Tainan

Prices for goods and services in Suwon and Tainan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Suwon Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11113
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6701
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.39
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.52
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.62
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.75
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.7
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$660
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12755
$5587

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$988
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1292
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1102
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1076
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1179
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1167
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1363
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1162
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1117
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1057
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1134
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1046
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1120
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1092
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$913
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1121
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$984
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1053
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$937
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1049
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1007
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$986
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1073
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$903
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1563
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$892
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$867
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$986
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1015

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697