Busan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$395	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	23
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	3.45M	235K

The cost of living in Busan is 14% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4837th and 5796th ($1122 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in South Korea and Guyana, respectively. Check South Korea vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 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 181st and 6383rd 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	$5.92	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$23107

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787