Busan vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$390	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	89	50
🏙️ Population	3.45M	2.47M

The cost of living in Busan is 42% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6679th ($1060 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 12th in South Korea and Colombia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 201st and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Cali

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	Busan	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$6351

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645