Busan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$380
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3.03M

The cost of living in Busan is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5114th and 5356th ($1029 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 3rd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 108th and 343rd 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
$5.65
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721