Busan vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2636
🏠 One person rent
$430
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1480
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 7% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 5007th and 5335th ($1114 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 268th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Fukuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Fukuoka

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Busan Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.06
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$6366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$22.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$12561

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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 Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862