Busan vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$390	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	72	27
😀 Quality of life	89	51
🏙️ Population	3.45M	84.1K

The cost of living in Busan is 11% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5092nd and 4503rd ($1060 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in South Korea and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check South Korea vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 201st and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Port of Spain

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	Busan	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904