Busan vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2609
🏠 One person rent	$390	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$670
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$1287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 0.3% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 5092nd and 5120th ($1060 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 316th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 201st and 1739th 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	$5.69	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$11983

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850