Busan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$395	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$1634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	52
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	3.45M	791K

The cost of living in Busan is 1% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4837th and 4902nd ($1122 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 146th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 181st and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Niigata

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	Busan	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046