Busan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$380
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
23
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
3.45M
201K

The cost of living in Busan is 11% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 5114th and 5795th ($1029 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd in South Korea and Guyana, respectively. Check South Korea vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 108th and 6441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Georgetown

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Busan Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$2625

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$933
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763