Busan vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$4305
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	92	78
🏙️ Population	3.45M	467K

The cost of living in Busan is 59% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5007th and 524th ($1114 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 453rd 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 121st and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Long Beach

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	Busan	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$22757

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1032
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$994
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$961
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$991
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1020
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$981
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1111
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1043
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$944
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1030
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$1008
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$943
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$916
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1014
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$970
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$944
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$916
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$951
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$954
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$823
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1062
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$994
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$932
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$965
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$977
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$954
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$940
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$934
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$922
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$963

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059