Busan vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	53
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.31M

The cost of living in Busan is 47% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5007th and 1716th ($1114 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 29th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 121st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Calgary

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	Busan	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$15430

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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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934