Busan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$430
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.44M

The cost of living in Busan is 11% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5007th and 4661st ($1114 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Taipei

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Busan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602