Busan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2915
🏠 One person rent
$403
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$1041
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$1492
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
3.45M
4.36M

The cost of living in Busan is 1% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4506th and 4553rd ($1088 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in New Taipei. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 951st and 160th 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
$4.16
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$5516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$6436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$6499

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1260
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$849
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$935
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$885
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$938
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$813
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$705
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$970
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$828
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$808
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$809
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$851
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$725
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$717
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1012
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$890
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$714
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1047
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$699
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$911
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$686
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$812
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$849
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$831
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$713
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$686
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$744
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1048
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$711
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$678
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$689
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$849
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$650
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$514
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$661
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$778
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$1049