Busan vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Busan	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2785	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$427	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2425	$1043
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	72	3
😀 Quality of life	91	39
🏙️ Population	3.45M	20K

The cost of living in Busan is 8% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4803rd ($1084 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 120th and 7990th 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	$5.61	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9604	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7017	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.86	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.6	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17592	$9991

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$1014
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1044
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1013
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$992
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$946
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$982
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$924
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1051
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$992
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$954
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$914
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$887
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$930
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$892
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$883
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$919
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$931
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$771
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$957
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$961
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$885
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$914
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$907
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$928
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$901
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$890
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$881
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$905
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$922

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120