Bucheon vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$505
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$713
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
772K
4.04M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 3% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4764th and 4867th ($1175 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Bucheon ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1594th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucheon New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10388
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5918
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.7
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.95
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.94
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21551
$17207

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1098
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1004
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1112
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1080
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1307
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1435
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1098
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1134
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1065
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1178
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1138
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1196
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1076
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1120
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1568
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1171
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1059
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1078
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1079
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1153
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1068
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$874
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1110
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1565
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$924
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$920
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1063
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$1020

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589