Taiwan

Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.

Baseline: South Korea = 1×

Taiwan vs

South Korea

Overall verdict

Taiwan is about 0.80× South Korea.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is South Korea. A bar running right means Taiwan 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

South Korea South Korea = 1×

Taiwan is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.10
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.05
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.67
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.66
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.65

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

In Taiwan, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.1× what it does in South Korea — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.10

Taiwan ₩72,304 TWD 1,599

South Korea ₩66,000 KRW 66,000

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.05

Taiwan ₩1,352,022 TWD 29,900

South Korea ₩1,290,000 KRW 1,290,000

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.77

Taiwan ₩147 USD 0.098

South Korea ₩191 USD 0.127

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.68

Taiwan ₩1,508 USD 0.968

South Korea ₩2,223 USD 1.427

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66

Taiwan ₩3,632 TWD 78

South Korea ₩5,500 KRW 5,500

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63

Taiwan ₩1,387 USD 0.89

South Korea ₩2,205 USD 1.415

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.59

Taiwan ₩65 USD 0.043

South Korea ₩110 USD 0.073

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com