Busan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$390	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	3.45M	3.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 67% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5092nd and 80th ($1060 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 71st 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 201st and 58th 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	$5.69	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$28838

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919