Busan vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$395
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$2645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.54M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4837th and 4637th ($1122 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 52nd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 181st and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Kawasaki

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Busan Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$13952

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102