Adelaide vs Bucheon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Bucheon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$2786
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$506
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$1529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	97
😀 Quality of life	94	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	772K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 70% more expensive than in Bucheon. Cities ranked 1894th and 4593rd ($1978 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 7th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Bucheon. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Bucheon ranked 11th in South Korea, while ranked 46th and 1451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Bucheon

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	Adelaide	Bucheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$4.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$10070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$6153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$6.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$4.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$78.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$85.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$21043

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$1022
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1171
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1070
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1283
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1400
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1122
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1075
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1161
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1129
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1165
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1042
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1127
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$1040
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1020
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$1033
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1026
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1151
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$865
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$900
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1038
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$1019