Busan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$430
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.87M

The cost of living in Busan is 16% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5007th and 5984th ($1114 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 409th 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
$5.89
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665