Busan vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Busan	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2852	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$380	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$419	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2548	$6776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	3.45M	690K

The cost of living in Busan is 67% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5114th and 96th ($1029 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 82nd 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 108th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Washington

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	Busan	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$654	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8493	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7560	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.92	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13891	$28279

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$907
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$963
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1073
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1078
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$910
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$953
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$878
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1113
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$965
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$984
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$1055
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$991
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$960
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$903
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$865
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1060
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$999
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$787
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1147
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$958
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$907
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$902
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$910
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$897
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$914
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$917
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$914
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$905
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$924
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$955

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846