Busan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$390
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3.03M

The cost of living in Busan is 19% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6071st ($1060 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 6th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 201st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671