Busan vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2558
🏠 One person rent
$427
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$2002
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
3.45M
594K

The cost of living in Busan is 8% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4938th and 5371st ($1108 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 306th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 150th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$15648

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066