Busan vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Busan	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2852	$2144
🏠 One person rent	$380	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$419	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$56.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2548	$1518
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	55
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	3.45M	434K

The cost of living in Busan is 17% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5114th and 6078th ($1029 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 3rd in South Korea and South Africa, respectively. Check South Korea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Cape Town. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Cape Town ranked 3rd in South Africa, while ranked 108th and 5406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Cape Town

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	Busan	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$654	$749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8493	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7560	$1307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$5.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.92	$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13891	$4013

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$907
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$963
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1073
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1078
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$910
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$953
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$878
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1113
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$965
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$984
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$1055
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$991
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$960
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$903
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$865
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1060
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$999
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$787
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1147
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$958
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$907
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$902
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$910
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$897
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$914
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$917
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$914
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$905
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$924
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$955

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718