Busan vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$390
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$2704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.2M

The cost of living in Busan is 21% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6156th ($1060 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 860th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 201st and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hiroshima

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Busan Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$6826

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BusanHiroshima

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936