South Korea

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

South Korea vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

South Korea is about 1.25× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. A bar running right means South Korea is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

South Korea is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.53
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.51
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×1.48
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.95
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.91

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In South Korea, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.7× what it does in Taiwan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.70

South Korea NT$2.30 USD 0.073

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.59

South Korea NT$44.67 USD 1.415

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.51

South Korea NT$118.12 KRW 5,500

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.47

South Korea NT$45.05 USD 1.427

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.30

South Korea NT$4.01 USD 0.127

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.95

South Korea NT$28,528 KRW 1,290,000

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.91

South Korea NT$1,460 KRW 66,000

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store