Busan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$395	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	92
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	3.45M	2.75M

The cost of living in Busan is 36% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4837th and 2722nd ($1122 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in South Korea and Italy, respectively. Check South Korea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 181st and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Rome

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	Busan	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$10781

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$901
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1083
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1002
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$893
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$992
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$931
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$1008
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1146
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1114
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$980
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1000
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$999
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$981
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$977
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$995
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1027
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$1005
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$985
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$871
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$981
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$992
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$915
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1178
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$978
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$996
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$1006
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$985
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$1015
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$1020
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$1016
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$994
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$975
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$1000

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262