Busan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$390	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	3.45M	5.87M

The cost of living in Busan is 65% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5092nd and 129th ($1060 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in South Korea and Singapore, respectively. Check South Korea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 201st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Singapore City

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	Busan	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$27780

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605