Baltimore vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2838
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$797
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	586K	3.45M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 116% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1182nd and 5092nd ($2287 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 131st and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Busan

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	Baltimore	Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$13395

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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