Busan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$395
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
89
50
🏙️ Population
3.45M
115K

The cost of living in Busan is 190% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4837th and 9013th ($1122 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 181st and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$691

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284