Busan vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$427
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1557
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5437th ($1084 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 300th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 120th and 919th 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
$5.61
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$11926

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824