Busan vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$962
🏠 One person rent
$403
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$275
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.58M

The cost of living in Busan is 200% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 4506th and 8947th ($1088 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in South Korea and Bangladesh, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Chittagong. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 951st and 6241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$1.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$10.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$4.47
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$78.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$50.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$6.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$9.01
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$943

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

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Distance City Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi Cox's Bazar
$533
155 km or 96 mi Barisal
$297
178 km or 110 mi Agartala
$310
182 km or 113 mi Aizawl
$525
198 km or 123 mi Brahmanbaria
$327
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$360
209 km or 130 mi Narsingdi
$268
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$464
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$301
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$757
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$389
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$312
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$280
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$340
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$804
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$335
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$331
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$341
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$345
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$334
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$339
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$351
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$340
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$333
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$334
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$337
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$338
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$329
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$331
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$329
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$329
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$364
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$335
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$331
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$333
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$299
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$291
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$329
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$324
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$341