Busan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$427
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.33M

The cost of living in Busan is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4938th and 5995th ($1108 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 150th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451