Busan vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$380
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
73
30
😀 Quality of life
91
41
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.58M

The cost of living in Busan is 27% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 5114th and 6346th ($1029 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 96th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Leon. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Leon ranked 45th in Mexico, while ranked 108th and 7030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Leon

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Busan Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.15
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$3169

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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

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$912
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$1076
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$763
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$707
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$774
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$818
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$682
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$812
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$873
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$881
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$996
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$765
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$915
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1035
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1217
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$630
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$830
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$784
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$781
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$672
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$875
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$861
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$905
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$854
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904