Busan vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$4966
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1436
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$2255
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	3.45M	608K

The cost of living in Busan is 53% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 5092nd and 1278th ($1060 vs $2239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 201st and 223rd 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	$5.69	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$8546
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$3976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$6.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$51.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$2092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$6970

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645