Busan vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Busan | Castries | |
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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 9% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5092nd and 4603rd ($1060 vs $1161) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in South Korea and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saint Lucia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 201st and 7503rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Busan vs Castries
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| Busan | Castries | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Gimhae | |
| 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 | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Jeongeup |
Cities near Castries
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 32 km or 20 mi |  Vieux Fort | |
| 66 km or 41 mi |  Fort-de-France | |
| 83 km or 51 mi |  Georgetown | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Kingstown | |
| 149 km or 93 mi |  Roseau | |
| 172 km or 107 mi |  Holetown | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Bridgetown | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Portsmouth | |
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Grenville | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | St. George's | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Basse-Terre | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Sainte-Anne | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Petit-Bourg | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Les Abymes | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Baie-Mahault | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Le Moule | |
| 316 km or 196 mi |  Scarborough | |
| 348 km or 216 mi |  All Saints | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | St. John's | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Port of Spain | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | San Juan | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Chaguanas | |
| 410 km or 255 mi |  Basseterre | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Cayon | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | San Fernando | |
| 445 km or 277 mi |  Carupano | |
| 456 km or 283 mi | La Asuncion | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Porlamar | |
| 497 km or 309 mi |  Philipsburg | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Cumana | |
| 532 km or 330 mi | Maturin | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Tucupita | |
| 577 km or 358 mi |  Saint Croix | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Puerto la Cruz | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | Lecheria | |
| 590 km or 367 mi | Barcelona | |
| 626 km or 389 mi |  Road Town | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Anaco | |
| 640 km or 398 mi | Cantaura | |
| 641 km or 399 mi | Charlotte Amalie |