Busan vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Busan	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2784	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2577	$4189
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	3.45M	919K

The cost of living in Busan is 50% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4938th and 1434th ($1108 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1234th 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 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 150th and 213th 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	$6.02	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.67	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.87	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8888	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7037	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.34	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.66	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13429	$23437

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250