Busan vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Busan | Canberra | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Busan is 53% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 4837th and 929th ($1122 vs $2393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Canberra. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Canberra ranked 8th in Australia, while ranked 181st and 393rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Busan vs Canberra
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| Busan | Canberra | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 27 km or 16 mi | Yangsan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changwon | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Masan | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Geoje | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Miryang | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Ulsan | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Tongyeong | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Sacheon | |
| 81 km or 50 mi |  Tsushima Island | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Gyeongsan | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Gyeongju | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Jinju | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Daegu | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Yeongcheon | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Tsushima | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pohang | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Gwangyang | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Yeosu | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Gumi | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Gimcheon | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Suncheon | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Namwon | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Iki | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Andong | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Sangju | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Mungyeong | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Jeonju | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Gwangju | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Yeongju | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Hirado | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Munakata | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Fukutsu | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Okagaki | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Koga | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Shingu | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Itoshima | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Karatsu | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Daejeon | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 81 km or 50 mi |  Goulburn | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Wollongong | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Bathurst | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Orange | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Blacktown | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Parramatta | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Kellyville | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Sydney | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Dee Why | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Griffith | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Dubbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Shepparton | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Newcastle | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Traralgon | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Pakenham | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Berwick | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Dandenong | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | South Yarra | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Bendigo | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Melbourne | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Sunbury | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Frankston | |
| 485 km or 302 mi | Melton | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Tarneit | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Geelong | |
| 535 km or 332 mi | Ballarat | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Armidale | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Mildura | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Devonport | |
| 706 km or 438 mi | Launceston | |
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| 858 km or 533 mi | Hobart | |
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