Busan vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Busan	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2785	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2425	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	74
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	3.45M	459K

The cost of living in Busan is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5063rd and 978th ($1084 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 841st 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 120th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Virginia Beach

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	Busan	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.61	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9604	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7017	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.86	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17592	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769