Busan vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$4014
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	56
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	3.45M	950K

The cost of living in Busan is 53% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4837th and 943rd ($1122 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 837th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Jacksonville ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 181st and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Jacksonville

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	Busan	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$10904

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872