Adelaide vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2117
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4412
$2784
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3276
$2577
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.45M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 91% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1686th and 4938th ($2117 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 15th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 65th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Busan

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Adelaide Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1976
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7414
$8888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4859
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.3
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$7.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.9
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.26
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$876
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6919
$13429

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1911
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1771
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1718
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1362
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1464
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1738
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1768
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2058
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1673
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1662
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2308
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1681
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1736
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1667
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1728
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1674
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1706
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1725
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1813
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2019
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1786
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1747
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1364
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1678
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1568
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1660
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1580
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1599
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1888
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2292
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2127
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2640
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2181
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1839
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1184
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1455
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1633

Cities near Busan

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