Busan vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$427
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$2420
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.2M

The cost of living in Busan is 29% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6587th ($1084 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 876th 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hiroshima ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 120th and 67th 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
$5.61
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$3346

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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 Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901