Busan vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$427
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
8
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
24.7K

The cost of living in Busan is 30% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4938th and 3601st ($1108 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 150th and 5581st 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
$6.02
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$8213

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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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420