Adelaide vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$2595
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.45M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 110% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1210th and 5007th ($2338 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 11th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 73rd and 121st 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
$15.9
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$15370

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963