Busan vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	34
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	3.45M	543K

The cost of living in Busan is 46% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5092nd and 1962nd ($1060 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1679th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 201st and 561st 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	$5.69	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$15495

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262