Busan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$427
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.43M

The cost of living in Busan is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4646th ($1084 vs $1248) 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 120th and 178th 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
$5.61
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612