Busan vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Busan	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2852	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$380	$506
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$855
🍽️ Food expenses	$419	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2548	$476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	55
😀 Quality of life	91	53
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 1% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 5114th and 5181st ($1029 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Guatemala, respectively. Check South Korea vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 108th and 6101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Guatemala City

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	Busan	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$654	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$74.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8493	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7560	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30	$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.92	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13891	$6855

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$907
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$963
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1073
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1078
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$910
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$953
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$878
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1113
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$965
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$984
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$1055
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$991
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$960
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$903
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$865
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1060
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$999
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$787
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1147
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$958
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$907
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$902
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$910
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$897
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$914
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$917
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$914
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$905
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$924
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$955

Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$630
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$900
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$805
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$880
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$882
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$702
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$866
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1093
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1117
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1147
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$737
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$854
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1107
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$595
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$857
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$892
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$702
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$716
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$738
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$780
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$886
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$676
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$627
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$774
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$915