Busan vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2382
🏠 One person rent
$430
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
83
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
221K

The cost of living in Busan is 25% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5007th and 6410th ($1114 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 4187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Changhua

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Busan Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
2.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$6718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$6962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$17071

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665