Busan vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	3.45M	2.14M

The cost of living in Busan is 49% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5092nd and 1654th ($1060 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 7th in South Korea and Australia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 201st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Perth

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	Busan	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645