Busan vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1233
🏠 One person rent
$427
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$377
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$27.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
12
😀 Quality of life
92
30
🏙️ Population
3.45M
222K

The cost of living in Busan is 113% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 4938th and 8528th ($1108 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in South Korea and East Timor, respectively. Check South Korea vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 150th and 8795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$3267

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$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$513
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$512
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$513
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$531
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$507
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$502
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1647
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$588
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$523
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$502
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$519
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$402
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$445
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$447
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$549
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$500
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$447
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$445
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$834
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$489
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1134
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$598
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$496
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$568
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$547
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$449
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$459
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$470
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$457
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$551
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$384
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$409
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$413
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$470
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$440
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$447
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$456
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$524
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$409