Busan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$403
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$1624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.44M

The cost of living in Busan is 28% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4506th and 6039th ($1088 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Taoyuan. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 951st and 1265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$5081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$566
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$22659

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$938
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$813
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1076
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1260
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$705
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$885
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$935
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$970
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$828
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$808
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$809
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$851
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$717
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$890
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1012
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$714
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$911
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$783
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$699
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$812
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1047
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$831
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$686
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$849
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$744
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$713
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$686
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$711
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1048
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$689
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$678
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$661
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$1049
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$849
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$650
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$514
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$760