Busan vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Busan | Singapore City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Busan is 65% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4837th and 81st ($1122 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 181st and 8th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Gimhae | |
| 27 km or 16 mi | Yangsan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changwon | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Masan | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Geoje | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Miryang | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Ulsan | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Tongyeong | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Sacheon | |
| 81 km or 50 mi |  Tsushima Island | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Gyeongsan | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Gyeongju | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Jinju | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Daegu | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Yeongcheon | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Tsushima | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pohang | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Gwangyang | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Yeosu | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Gumi | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Gimcheon | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Suncheon | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Namwon | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Iki | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Andong | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Sangju | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Mungyeong | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Jeonju | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Gwangju | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Yeongju | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Hirado | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Munakata | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Fukutsu | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Okagaki | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Koga | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Shingu | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Itoshima | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Karatsu | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Daejeon | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Jeongeup |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi |  Bukit Merah | |
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Johor Bahru | |
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Batam | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanjung Pinang | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Kluang | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Muar | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Malacca | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Seremban | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Dumai | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Pekanbaru | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kuantan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Putrajaya | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Cyberjaya | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Subang Jaya | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Shah Alam | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Jambi | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Klang | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Chukai | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Teluk Intan | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Padang | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Ipoh | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Palembang | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Taiping | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Lubuklinggau | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Prabumulih | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kota Bharu | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Singkawang | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Bengkulu | |
| 594 km or 369 mi | Butterworth | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Pagar Alam | |
| 598 km or 372 mi | George Town | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Sungai Petani |