Auckland vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$3048
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$821
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$2421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	73
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.45M

The cost of living in Auckland is 97% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1357th and 4837th ($2205 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 150th and 181st 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	$14.3	$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$3.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$14632

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$901
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1083
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1002
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$931
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$1008
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1146
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1114
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$980
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1000
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$981
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$977
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$995
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1027
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$1005
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$985
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$871
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$981
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$992
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$915
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1178
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$978
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$996
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$985
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$1015
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$1020
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$1016
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$994
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$975
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$1000