Busan vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$395	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	47
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	3.45M	2.49M

The cost of living in Busan is 10% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4837th and 5521st ($1122 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 24th in South Korea and Cuba, respectively. Check South Korea vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 181st and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Havana

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	Busan	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$13025

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$901
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1083
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1002
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$931
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$1008
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1146
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1114
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$980
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1000
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$981
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$977
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$995
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1027
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$1005
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$985
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$871
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$981
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$992
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$915
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1178
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$978
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$996
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$985
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$1015
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$1020
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$1016
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$994
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$975
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$1000

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942