Busan vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$390	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	13
😀 Quality of life	89	36
🏙️ Population	3.45M	948K

The cost of living in Busan is 9% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 5092nd and 4590th ($1060 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd in South Korea and Laos, respectively. Check South Korea vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 201st and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Vientiane

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	Busan	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393