Busan vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$390	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$737
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$347
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	3.45M	2.13M

The cost of living in Busan is 27% more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6313th ($1060 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in South Korea and Cambodia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 201st and 5928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Phnom Penh

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	Busan	Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$11402

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phnom Penh

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Prey Veng	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
110 km or 68 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
136 km or 84 mi	Kampot	$596
144 km or 90 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
166 km or 103 mi	Sa Dec	$512
173 km or 107 mi	Rach Gia	$526
182 km or 113 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
187 km or 116 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
195 km or 121 mi	Can Tho	$454
200 km or 124 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
218 km or 135 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
230 km or 143 mi	Siem Reap	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Stung Treng	$634
247 km or 154 mi	Soc Trang	$514
253 km or 157 mi	Battambang	$573
267 km or 166 mi	Ca Mau	$516
269 km or 167 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
275 km or 171 mi	Vung Tau	$494
286 km or 178 mi	Ko Chang	$677
307 km or 191 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
360 km or 224 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
361 km or 225 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
373 km or 232 mi	Mui Ne	$507
380 km or 236 mi	Klaeng	$685
385 km or 239 mi	Da Lat	$577
407 km or 253 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
443 km or 275 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
458 km or 285 mi	Nong Prue	$752
460 km or 286 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
464 km or 288 mi	Pattaya	$781
466 km or 289 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
470 km or 292 mi	Nha Trang	$535
487 km or 303 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
527 km or 328 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
528 km or 328 mi	Lat Luang	$753
536 km or 333 mi	Bangkok	$941
539 km or 335 mi	Rangsit	$595