Busan vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$395
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$417
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.53M

The cost of living in Busan is 28% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4837th and 6207th ($1122 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in South Korea and Colombia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 181st and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$6129

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617