Busan vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$390	$503
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$971
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$457
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	55
😀 Quality of life	89	50
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 0.9% less expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 5092nd and 5029th ($1060 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 201st and 6217th 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	$5.69	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$730
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$8.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$5937

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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 Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358