Bucheon vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucheon	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2599	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$471	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$667	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.9	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1317	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	772K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 68% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5044th and 62nd ($1090 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 47th 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 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bucheon ranked 14th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1790th and 50th 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	$7.75	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$472	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10472	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5480	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.72	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.82	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.48	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19814	$23685

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Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1032
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1040
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$943
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1052
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1053
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1296
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1022
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1313
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1455
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1089
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1010
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1152
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1094
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1179
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1019
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1061
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1557
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$982
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1108
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$952
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1016
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1128
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$917
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$819
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1062
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1562
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$865
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$852
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1009
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$971

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000