Busan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$427
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
8
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
77.6K

The cost of living in Busan is 7% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5497th ($1084 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 120th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Phuket

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Busan Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992