Appendectomy cost: India vs Taiwan
Multi-specialty · How we collect and verify prices · USD conversions at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Side-by-side comparison
India
from
$364
Medanta - The Medicity · AAA
Taiwan
from
$122
Taipei Veterans General Hospital · AAA
Taiwan starts ~66% lower — $122 vs $364 in India, both verified.
Cost
$364 New Delhi
Lowest price $122 Kaohsiung
$364–$1,250
Typical range $122–$276
$1,460 round trip
Est. flights $1,460 round trip
≈ $2,254 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $2,262 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Medanta - The Medicity Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★4.2
Top hospital Taipei Veterans General Hospital Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★4.0
★ 4.2
Patient rating ★ 4.0
✓ Accredited JCI accredited
Accreditation —
1,250
Top hospital beds 3,160
10 Multi-specialty depts
Hospitals 22 Multi-specialty depts
7 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 22 Newsweek top 10
Destination
A grade
Health system AAA grade
#46 Numbeo Health Care Index
World rank #1 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
✓ Verified
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose India if…
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- Better-rated hospital
Choose Taiwan if…
- Lower published price
- Larger flagship hospital
- More hospitals to choose from
- Stronger health system
- Higher world health rank
Each figure is a provider's published price, converted to USD at the dated rate above; a green ✓ marks a price fetched from a primary source and corroborated. All-in trip adds estimated flights and 5 nights' hotel from your set origin.