Dental · price comparison
Braces cost by country
Prices run from $124 in Taiwan to $3,240 in South Korea — a 26× spread. Every figure is published with its source and verification status.
- Countries
- 9
- From
- $124
- Taiwan
- Verified
- 8/9
- Spread
- 26×
How we verify prices · USD at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Top-ranked hospital we cover · Newsweek #1 in South Korea
#1 Samsung Medical Center 3.9★ JCI accredited
Opened in 1994 by the Samsung Foundation, Samsung Medical Center in Gangnam is a 1,979-bed non-profit hospital ranked #30 in the world by Newsweek (2025). JCI-accredited and cancer-focused, it runs one of Korea's two proton-therapy centres and has operated a dedicated international centre since 1995.
In Seoul, South Korea · one of 9 countries compared below.
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Rank by: procedure price all-in trip most trusted
All-in = procedure + est. flights + 5 nights' hotel
| # | Country | Local price | ≈ USD range | from ≈USD | All-in trip | Trust | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TW Taiwan | NT$4,000–NT$100,000 | $124–$3,090 | $124 | ≈ $2,180 | 65 | ✓ Verified |
| 2 | TH Thailand | THB 8,000–THB 250,000 | $238–$7,430 | $238 | ≈ $2,350 | 61 | ✓ Verified |
| 3 | TR Turkey | TRY 11,393–TRY 11,393 | $242–$242 | $242 | ≈ $1,850 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 4 | IN India | ₹35,000–₹90,000 | $364–$935 | $364 | ≈ $2,170 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 5 | MY Malaysia | MYR 3,500–MYR 10,500 | $855–$2,560 | $855 | ≈ $3,060 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 6 | VN Vietnam | ₫35,000,000–₫70,000,000 | $1,330–$2,670 | $1,330 | ≈ $3,390 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 7 | AE United Arab Emirates | AED 7,500–AED 19,910 | $2,040–$5,420 | $2,040 | ≈ $4,210 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 8 | SG Singapore | SGD 3,930–SGD 6,800 | $3,040–$5,270 | $3,040 | ≈ $5,690 | — | ✓ Verified |
| 9 | KR South Korea | ₩4,830,000–₩5,250,000 | $3,240–$3,520 | $3,240 | ≈ $5,140 | 61 | unverified |
Bars show each country's USD range on a shared scale. Local price is the figure of record; USD is an approximate conversion at the dated rate above. Pick a country for its cities, clinics and sources.