Busan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$395	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	3.45M	3.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 65% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4837th and 72nd ($1122 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 59th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 181st and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Los Angeles

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	Busan	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$28613

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Cities near Busan

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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754