Busan vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$4689
🏠 One person rent
$403
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$318
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$2854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
75
100
🏙️ Population
3.45M
14M

The cost of living in Busan is 39% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4506th and 2147th ($1088 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 951st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Tokyo

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Busan Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$7.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$1415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$8885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$5220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$7.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$70.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$16527

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050