Busan vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$4990
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2158
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$4087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	30
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	3.45M	381K

The cost of living in Busan is 50% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 5007th and 1443rd ($1114 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Canberra. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Canberra ranked 13th in Australia, while ranked 121st and 479th 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	$5.89	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$8609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$5425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$88.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$2023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$15408

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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 Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766