Auckland vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2838
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$797
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$2181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.45M

The cost of living in Auckland is 86% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1924th and 5092nd ($1968 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 161st and 201st 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	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$13395

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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