Busan vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2345
🏠 One person rent
$427
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$582
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1603
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
72
83
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
220K

The cost of living in Busan is 24% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6404th ($1084 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 13th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Changhua ranked 12th in Taiwan, while ranked 120th and 3879th 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
$5.61
$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$84.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$6888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$5883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$50
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$17992

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684