Busan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$427
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
7
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
133K

The cost of living in Busan is 16% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4938th and 4439th ($1108 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Male. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 150th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$3575

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$975
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$1039
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$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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$1445
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$344
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$308
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$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
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$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327