Busan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Busan	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2784	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$427	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2577	$1107
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	24
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	3.45M	235K

The cost of living in Busan is 4% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4938th and 4824th ($1108 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 150th and 6094th 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	$6.02	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.67	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.87	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8888	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7037	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.34	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.66	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13429	$23245

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$975
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1039
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1084
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1008
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1076
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$934
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$984
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1064
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1062
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$933
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1024
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$994
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$949
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$934
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1016
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$980
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$925
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$957
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$973
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$831
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1081
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$1005
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$908
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$950
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$942
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$939
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$936
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$913
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$959
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$981

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811