Busan vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1143
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$403
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$1974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
75
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.96M

The cost of living in Busan is 5% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4506th and 4325th ($1088 vs $1143) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 36th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Sapporo. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Sapporo ranked 152nd in Japan, while ranked 951st and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sapporo

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Busan Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$7.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$46.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$3066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$9.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$11206

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1048
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1054
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1047
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1045
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1063
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1051
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1049
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1049
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1049
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1044
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1046
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1044
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1044
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1046
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1045
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1048
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1051
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1067
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1090
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1045
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1045
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1046
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1060
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$1050
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1178
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1043
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1045
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1045
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1047
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1047
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1046
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1046
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1049
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1050
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1066