Arlington vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$2838
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$797
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$2181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	72
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	394K	3.45M

The cost of living in Arlington is 78% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 2153rd and 5092nd ($1883 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 30th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 1499th and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Busan

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	Arlington	Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$13395

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970