Busan vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$390	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$2512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	3.45M	750K

The cost of living in Busan is 40% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5092nd and 2455th ($1060 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 78th in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 201st and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Winnipeg

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	Busan	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$11629

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699