Busan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$427
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3.03M

The cost of living in Busan is 10% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4938th and 5518th ($1108 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 150th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650