Busan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$430
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
3.45M
4.05M

The cost of living in Busan is 0.5% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5007th and 5023rd ($1114 vs $1108) 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 2.3 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 252nd 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
$5.89
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$18576

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602