Busan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$395
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.87M

The cost of living in Busan is 33% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4837th and 6292nd ($1122 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 9th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 181st and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Tainan

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Busan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719