Busan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$395
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
3.45M
686K

The cost of living in Busan is 13% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4837th and 5761st ($1122 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 722nd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 181st and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$3.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103