Busan vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$3481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	3.45M	608K

The cost of living in Busan is 56% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 5007th and 839th ($1114 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 121st and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Gold Coast

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	Busan	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$8134

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1032
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$994
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$961
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$991
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1020
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$981
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1111
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1043
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$944
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1030
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$1008
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$943
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$916
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1014
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$970
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$944
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$916
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$951
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$954
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$823
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1062
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$994
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$932
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$965
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$977
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$954
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$940
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$934
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$922
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$963

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894