Busan vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$427
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$2498
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.54M

The cost of living in Busan is 20% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4406th ($1084 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 120th and 35th 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
$5.61
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$14111

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102