Busan vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$4183
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	81
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	3.45M	919K

The cost of living in Busan is 50% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 5007th and 1451st ($1114 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1204th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Fort Worth

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	Busan	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$25647

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1032
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$994
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$961
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$991
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1020
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$981
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1111
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1043
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$944
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1030
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$1008
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$943
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$916
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1014
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$970
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$944
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$916
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$951
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$954
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$823
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1062
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$994
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$932
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$965
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$977
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$954
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$940
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$934
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$922
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$963

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208