Busan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$430
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.85M

The cost of living in Busan is 22% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5007th and 6264th ($1114 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 2963rd 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
$5.89
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$5587

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697