Busan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$427
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
3.45M
686K

The cost of living in Busan is 21% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6285th ($1084 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 120th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Shizuoka

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Busan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016