Arlington vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Arlington Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1685
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2908
🏠 One person rent
$1027
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1784
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5161
$2076
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
75
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
394K
3.45M

The cost of living in Arlington is 55% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 2320th and 4506th ($1685 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1983rd and 7th 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 3.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Busan. Arlington ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Busan ranked 12th in South Korea, while ranked 647th and 951st 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
$10.8
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.82
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1580
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$9412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$9108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$26.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.36
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.71
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.81
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$599
$429
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$26496

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2040
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2322
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2011
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2020
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2018
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2008
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2132
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2020
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2104
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2021
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2019
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2018
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2178
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2007
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2015
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2032
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2012
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2018
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2489
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2013
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2010
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2009
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2016
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1958
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2008
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2011
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2017
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2024
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2147
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2325
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2008
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914