Busan vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$2707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$6020
🏠 One person rent
$403
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$3065
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$4698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
80
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
3.45M
668K

The cost of living in Busan is 60% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4506th and 98th ($1088 vs $2707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 80th 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 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Nashville. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Nashville ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 951st and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Nashville

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Busan Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1977
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$3911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$2533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$4641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2581
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$8.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$1186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$14692

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$916
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$998
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$967
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$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
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$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

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$2035
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2023
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2010
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2020
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$1766
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2009
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2019
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$1955
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$1910
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1921
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1618
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2012
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1588
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$2018
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$2010
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1711
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$2008
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2023
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2013
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1658
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1413
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1871
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1492
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2041
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1618
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2020
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1703
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1305
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$2017
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1901
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2020
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1550
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$2015
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1494
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1752
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2093
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2026
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2017
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1437