Busan vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$5551
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1287
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$2412
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$4243
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	3.45M	919K

The cost of living in Busan is 49% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4837th and 1378th ($1122 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1201st 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 2.2 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 46th in the United States, while ranked 181st and 195th 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	$5.92	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$22657

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$901
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1083
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1002
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$931
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$1008
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1146
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1114
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$980
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1000
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$981
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$977
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$995
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1027
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$1005
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$985
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$871
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$981
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$992
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$915
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1178
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$978
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$996
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$985
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$1015
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$1020
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$1016
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$994
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$975
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$1000

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150