Busan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$3010
🏠 One person rent
$390
$814
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1263
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
7
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
133K

The cost of living in Busan is 19% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5092nd and 4205th ($1060 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in South Korea and Maldives, respectively. Check South Korea vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Male. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 201st and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$3201

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$959
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$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

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$1651
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$333
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$287
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$244
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$273
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$306
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$383
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$346
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$580
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$498
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$429
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$306
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$310
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$325
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$316
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$339
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$425
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$344
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$302
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$311
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$304
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$412
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$546
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$280
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$533
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$351
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$342
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$360