Auckland vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2785
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$2425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.45M

The cost of living in Auckland is 94% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1745th and 5063rd ($2100 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 242nd and 120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Busan

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	Auckland	Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$9604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$7017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$7.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$17592

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$1014
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1044
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1013
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$992
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$946
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$982
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$924
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1051
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$992
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$954
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$914
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$887
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$930
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$892
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$883
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$919
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$931
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$771
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$957
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$961
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$885
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$914
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$907
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$928
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$901
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$890
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$881
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$905
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$922