Adelaide vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$2548
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
1.3M
3.45M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 112% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1333rd and 5114th ($2180 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 39th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 2.5 months in Busan. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 75th and 108th 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
$19.5
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$8493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$7560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$30
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$13891

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955