Busan vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2384
🏠 One person rent
$380
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.2M

The cost of living in Busan is 8% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5114th and 5644th ($1029 vs $954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 584th 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 2.1 months in Hiroshima. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hiroshima ranked 376th in Japan, while ranked 108th and 2347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$8672

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902