Busan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$380
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.29M

The cost of living in Busan is 19% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5114th and 6163rd ($1029 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 10th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 108th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716