Brisbane vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$2595
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
98
92
🏙️ Population
2.71M
3.45M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 104% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1349th and 5007th ($2269 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 11th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 3rd and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Busan

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Brisbane Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$15370

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963