Busan vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$4236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	3.45M	351K

The cost of living in Busan is 65% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5092nd and 151st ($1060 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 134th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 201st and 301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Honolulu

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	Busan	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$19966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159