Busan vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$3947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	3.45M	577K

The cost of living in Busan is 46% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4837th and 1688th ($1122 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1442nd 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 181st and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Milwaukee

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	Busan	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$24309

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Cities near Busan

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392