Busan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$395
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.33M

The cost of living in Busan is 29% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4837th and 6227th ($1122 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 181st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691