Busan vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2628
🏠 One person rent
$395
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
55
😀 Quality of life
89
59
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3.78M

The cost of living in Busan is 0.1% more expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 4837th and 4849th ($1122 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 181st and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$4270

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790