Busan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$380
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
91
36
🏙️ Population
3.45M
79.2K

The cost of living in Busan is 128% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5114th and 8761st ($1029 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 108th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288