Busan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$427
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
58
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
788K

The cost of living in Busan is 9% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5611th ($1084 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 413th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Hamamatsu. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hamamatsu ranked 357th in Japan, while ranked 120th and 2696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hamamatsu

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Busan Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$3.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
1.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$5489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$3113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$51.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$17211

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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 Hamamatsu

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$941
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$932
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$879
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$936
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$887
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$929
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$817
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$844
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$941
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$912
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$864
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$923
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$915
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$873
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$888
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$893
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$883
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$938
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$924
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$913
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$930
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$895
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$961
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$921
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$931
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$943
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$947
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$954
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$928
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$945
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$931
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$937
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$966
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$958
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$940
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$961
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$948
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$937
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$966
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$927