Bucheon vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucheon	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2654	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$450	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1799	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	98	99
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	781K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5135th and 72nd ($1068 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 59th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bucheon compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1166th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Los Angeles

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	Bucheon	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.46	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.88	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.87	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$850	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$508	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7625	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4502	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21975	$28613

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Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1067
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$966
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1008
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$990
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1003
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1461
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$988
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1087
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$970
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1127
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1085
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1020
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1074
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$941
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1084
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1057
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1025
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1142
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$968
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1567
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$989
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1077
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$1025
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1041
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1222
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$1027
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$839
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1140
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$997
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$1098
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1098
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$1043

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754