Busan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$390
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.87M

The cost of living in Busan is 30% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6380th ($1060 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 201st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$6108

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682