Busan vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2949
🏠 One person rent
$427
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$998
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.39M

The cost of living in Busan is 11% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4703rd ($1084 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 15th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 120th and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Guadalajara

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Busan Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$11283

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Tlaquepaque
$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Zapopan
$1349
92 km or 57 mi La Barca
$993
108 km or 67 mi Ciudad Guzman
$937
135 km or 84 mi Zamora
$984
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$1161
159 km or 99 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$910
164 km or 102 mi Colima
$814
165 km or 103 mi Lagos de Moreno
$1008
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$969
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$869
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$760
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1005
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$895
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1420
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$941
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$932
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$968
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$959
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$920
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1211
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$874
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$962
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$961
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$660
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$905
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$935
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$817
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$864
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1124
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1255
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$902
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1069
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$909
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$764
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$994
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1085