Busan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$427
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
5
😀 Quality of life
92
42
🏙️ Population
3.45M
115K

The cost of living in Busan is 164% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4938th and 8940th ($1108 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 150th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289