Busan vs Las Vegas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Las Vegas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$2408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$5450
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$2578
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$616
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$4133
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
51
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
3.45M
642K

The cost of living in Busan is 57% less expensive than in Las Vegas. Cities ranked 5114th and 829th ($1029 vs $2408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 751st 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Las Vegas. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Las Vegas ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 108th and 225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Las Vegas

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Busan Las Vegas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.98
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$2630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$65.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$22.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$9.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$890
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$8996

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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$2357
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Paradise
$2417
16 km or 10 mi Enterprise
$2429
18 km or 11 mi Summerlin South
$2354
21 km or 13 mi Henderson
$2683
78 km or 48 mi Pahrump
$2365
127 km or 79 mi Bullhead
$1886
147 km or 91 mi Kingman
$2008
174 km or 108 mi St. George
$2120
181 km or 112 mi Washington
$2127
202 km or 125 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
221 km or 137 mi Barstow
$2610
236 km or 146 mi Ridgecrest
$2694
241 km or 150 mi Twentynine Palms
$2611
249 km or 155 mi Cedar
$2090
254 km or 158 mi Yucca Valley
$2579
263 km or 163 mi Apple Valley
$2538
266 km or 165 mi Victorville
$2386
273 km or 169 mi Adelanto
$2656
275 km or 171 mi Desert Hot Springs
$2535
277 km or 172 mi Hesperia
$2543
289 km or 179 mi Cathedral
$2481
289 km or 180 mi Blythe
$2692
290 km or 180 mi Palm Springs
$2522
290 km or 180 mi Indio
$2565
292 km or 181 mi Coachella
$2697
294 km or 183 mi Palm Desert
$2567
294 km or 183 mi Yucaipa
$2543
295 km or 183 mi Highland
$2642
296 km or 184 mi Banning
$2189
297 km or 184 mi La Quinta
$2576
299 km or 186 mi San Bernardino
$2025
299 km or 186 mi Redlands
$2933
300 km or 186 mi Beaumont
$2378
303 km or 188 mi Prescott
$2275
304 km or 189 mi Loma Linda
$2688
305 km or 190 mi Colton
$3122
306 km or 190 mi Rialto
$2553
310 km or 192 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
312 km or 194 mi Moreno Valley
$2624