Busan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2805
🏠 One person rent
$380
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
57
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
788K

The cost of living in Busan is 0.4% less expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 5114th and 5093rd ($1029 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 262nd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hamamatsu ranked 472nd in Japan, while ranked 108th and 2884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$15188

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954