Busan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$390
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.33M

The cost of living in Busan is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6171st ($1060 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 201st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443