Cataract Surgery cost: South Korea vs Taiwan
Eye Care (Ophthalmology) · How we collect and verify prices · USD conversions at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Side-by-side comparison
South Korea
from
$338
Samsung Medical Center · AAA
Taiwan
from
$61
National Taiwan University Hospital · AA
Taiwan starts ~82% lower — $61 vs $338 in South Korea, both verified.
Cost
$338 Goyang
Lowest price $61 Taoyuan
$338–$3,890
Typical range $61–$3,020
$1,300 round trip
Est. flights $1,460 round trip
≈ $2,258 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $2,141 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Samsung Medical Center Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.9
Top hospital National Taiwan University Hospital Newsweek #2 · AA · ★3.8
★ 3.9
Patient rating ★ 3.8
✓ Accredited JCI accredited
Accreditation —
1,979
Top hospital beds 2,600
26 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
Hospitals 21 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
25 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 21 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system AAA grade
#2 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #1 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
✓ Verified
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose South Korea if…
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- Better-rated hospital
- More hospitals to choose from
Choose Taiwan if…
- Lower published price
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Larger flagship hospital
- 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.