Busan vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	33
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	3.45M	543K

The cost of living in Busan is 42% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5007th and 2278th ($1114 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1724th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 121st and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Tucson

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	Busan	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$15659

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Cities near Busan

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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190