Busan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1260
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$3310
🏠 One person rent
$403
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 14% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4506th and 4000th ($1088 vs $1260) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 951st and 169th 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
$4.16
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$900
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$14801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$7593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$15081

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$935
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$849
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$885
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$938
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$813
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$705
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$970
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$828
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$808
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$809
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$851
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$725
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$717
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1012
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$890
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$714
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$783
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$911
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$699
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$686
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$812
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$849
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$831
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$686
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1048
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$713
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$744
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$711
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$678
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$689
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$849
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$650
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$514
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$778
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$661
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$1049