Busan vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$390	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	55
😀 Quality of life	89	35
🏙️ Population	3.45M	528K

The cost of living in Busan is 62% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7188th ($1060 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 10th in South Korea and Guatemala, respectively. Check South Korea vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 201st and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mixco

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	Busan	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$5898

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$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

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$819
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$936
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$886
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$881
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$698
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$884
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1160
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$632
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1182
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1204
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$897
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1088
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$719
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$897
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$903
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$753
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$973
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$728
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$755
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$883
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$869
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358