Busan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$427
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
3.45M
4.04M

The cost of living in Busan is 4% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4931st ($1084 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 120th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs New Taipei

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Busan New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$21429

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612