Busan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$403
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
85
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3.03M

The cost of living in Busan is 12% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4506th and 5682nd ($1088 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 1.2 months in Taichung. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 951st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Taichung

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Busan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$759
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$5434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$13684

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$828
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$808
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$705
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$809
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$851
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$813
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$938
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$849
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1076
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$885
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1260
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$890
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$935
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1012
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$911
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$717
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$699
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$783
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$812
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$831
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$714
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1047
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$713
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$689
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$711
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$686
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$1049
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$661
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$849
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$760
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$732
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$702
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1048
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$686
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$678
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$778