Busan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$430
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.35M

The cost of living in Busan is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5007th and 6085th ($1114 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 121st and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Taoyuan

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Busan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$17081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464