Busan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$430
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
5
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
3.45M
115K

The cost of living in Busan is 170% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5007th and 8957th ($1114 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in South Korea and Bhutan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 121st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285