Busan vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1255
🏠 One person rent
$390
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$27
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
12
😀 Quality of life
89
30
🏙️ Population
3.45M
222K

The cost of living in Busan is 107% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8549th ($1060 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Dili. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 201st and 8098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$95.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$3045

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ainaro
$501
62 km or 38 mi Maliana
$503
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$502
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$509
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$506
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$512
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$507
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1617
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$597
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$525
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$508
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$522
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$355
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$441
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$442
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$553
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$505
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$442
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$439
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$845
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$497
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1267
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$606
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$500
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$580
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$553
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$460
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$469
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$614
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$510
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$549
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$365
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$410
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$505
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$475
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$453
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$464
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$486
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$527
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$417