Busan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$390
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.8M

The cost of living in Busan is 43% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5092nd and 2225th ($1060 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 51st in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 201st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Montreal

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Busan Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$5725

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$907

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692