Busan vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	68
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	3.45M	875K

The cost of living in Busan is 58% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 5092nd and 761st ($1060 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 705th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 201st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Charlotte

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	Busan	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$25956

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888