Busan vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	3.45M	936K

The cost of living in Busan is 50% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5092nd and 1551st ($1060 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 7th in South Korea and Israel, respectively. Check South Korea vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 201st and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Jerusalem

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	Busan	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511