Busan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$427
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
8
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
3.45M
133K

The cost of living in Busan is 18% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4490th ($1084 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Male. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 120th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Male

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Busan Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$3305

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$1014
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$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
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$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322