Busan vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$430	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$1414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	70
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	3.45M	720K

The cost of living in Busan is 22% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5007th and 6268th ($1114 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 798th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Okayama

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	Busan	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$12437

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1032
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$994
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$961
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$991
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1020
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$981
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1111
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1043
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$944
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1030
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$1008
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$943
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$916
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1014
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$970
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$944
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$916
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$951
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$954
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$823
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1062
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$994
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$932
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$965
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$977
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$954
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$940
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$934
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$922
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$963

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554