Busan vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Busan	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2785	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$427	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2425	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	8
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	3.45M	24.7K

The cost of living in Busan is 34% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5063rd and 3452nd ($1084 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and the Seychelles, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 120th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Victoria

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	Busan	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.61	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9604	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7017	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.86	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17592	$8750

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$1014
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1044
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1013
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$992
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$946
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$982
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$924
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1051
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$992
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$955
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$954
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$914
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$887
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$973
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$930
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$892
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$883
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$919
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$931
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$771
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$957
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$961
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$885
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$914
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$907
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$928
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$901
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$890
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$881
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$905
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$922

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415