Bucheon vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2849
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$472
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
74
😀 Quality of life
76
82
🏙️ Population
793K
1.87M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 26% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4562nd and 5887th ($1152 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bucheon compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 912th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucheon Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7439
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4486
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$39.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.23
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19961
$11040

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Cities near Bucheon

Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1124
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1097
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1056
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1120
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1054
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1081
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$987
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1121
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1088
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1072
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1069
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1106
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1063
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1024
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1256
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1077
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1542
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1041
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$949
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1002
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$986
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$973
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$940
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1005
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$911
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1560
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$1009
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$949
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$963

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741