Busan vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$403
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$1323
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
75
84
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
3.45M
235K

The cost of living in Busan is 31% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 4506th and 6107th ($1088 vs $828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Changhua. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 951st and 4430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$12.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$10553

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$970
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$808
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$809
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$705
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$851
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$813
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$938
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$849
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$890
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1076
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$885
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1260
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$1012
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$911
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$935
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$699
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$717
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$783
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$812
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$831
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$744
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$714
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1047
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$713
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$689
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$711
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$1049
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$661
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$686
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$760
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$849
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$732
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$702
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$646
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$686
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1048
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$770
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$678
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$778