Busan vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2423
🏠 One person rent
$390
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
83
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
225K

The cost of living in Busan is 30% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6385th ($1060 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 11th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Changhua ranked 14th in Taiwan, while ranked 201st and 4970th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$6.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$17014

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$894
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$796
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$770
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$728
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$747
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$897
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$821
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671