Bucheon vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2599
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$471
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1317
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
772K
4.04M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 3% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5044th and 4931st ($1090 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 14th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1790th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs New Taipei

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Bucheon New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.75
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$472
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10472
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5480
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.72
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.82
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.5
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.48
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19814
$21429

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1032
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1040
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$943
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1052
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1031
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1053
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1296
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1022
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1313
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$985
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1455
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1045
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1089
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$868
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1010
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1152
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$894
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1094
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1179
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1019
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1061
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$977
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1557
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$982
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1108
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$952
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1016
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1033
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1128
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$917
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$819
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1062
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1562
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$852
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$971

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612