Rhinoplasty cost: South Korea vs Taiwan
Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery · 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
$670
Samsung Medical Center · AAA
Taiwan
from
$340
Taipei Veterans General Hospital · AAA
Taiwan starts ~49% lower — $340 vs $670 in South Korea.
Cost
$670 Daegu
Lowest price $340 Kaohsiung
$670–$5,360
Typical range $340–$3,400
$1,300 round trip
Est. flights $1,460 round trip
≈ $3,190 + 10 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $3,020 + 10 nights hotel
Quality
Samsung Medical Center Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.9
Top hospital Taipei Veterans General Hospital Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★4.0
★ 3.9
Patient rating ★ 4.0
✓ Accredited JCI accredited
Accreditation —
1,979
Top hospital beds 3,160
18 Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery depts
Hospitals 23 Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery depts
16 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 23 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system AAA grade
#2 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #1 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
Published
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose South Korea if…
- Higher-ranked top hospital
Choose Taiwan if…
- Lower published price
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Better-rated hospital
- Larger flagship hospital
- More hospitals to choose from
- 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 10 nights' hotel from your set origin.