Busan vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$2780
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	73
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	3.45M	569K

The cost of living in Busan is 47% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 5092nd and 1784th ($1060 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 31st in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 201st and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hamilton

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	Busan	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$21263

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799