Busan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$390
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
3.45M
4.04M

The cost of living in Busan is 1% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5092nd and 5000th ($1060 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 201st and 302nd 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
$5.69
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$18855

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581