Cost of living comparison

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Busan vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Busan is 14.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Busan
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Busan
Transportation: pay 37.0% less in Busan
Housing: pay 38.7% less in Busan
Childcare: pay 46.7% less in Busan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in Busan
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Busan

The cost of groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Busan are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Busan.

Busan vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Busan instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Busan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$7.08 ₩10,433	-10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$6.01 ₩8,868	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.83 ₩2,700	+31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.31 ₩1,938	+18.1%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Busan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$3.18 ₩4,695	+45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$5.09 ₩7,512	-59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$8.15 ₩12,020	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.88 ₩4,250	-18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.59 ₩5,300	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$3.69 ₩5,442	+135.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.44 ₩2,130	+32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$3.33 ₩4,913	+105.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$2.30 ₩3,388	+65.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$2.25 ₩3,313	+104.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.46 ₩2,153	+37.8%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 37.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Busan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.36 ₩6,429	-63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$56.60 ₩83,465	-16.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$26,696.92 ₩39,365,407	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$9.06 ₩13,354	-37.7%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 38.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Busan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$28.30 ₩41,733	+27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$489.40 ₩721,628	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$306.61 ₩452,104	-81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$139.76 ₩206,073	-21.3%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Busan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$471.71 ₩695,545	-54.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$13,620.52 ₩20,083,859	-38.8%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Busan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.54 ₩5,217	-45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.00 ₩5,895	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$3.18 ₩4,695	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$57.31 ₩84,509	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$10.97 ₩16,171	-14.7%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Busan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$99.06 ₩146,064	+33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$61.91 ₩91,290	+46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$76.06 ₩112,157	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$120.29 ₩177,364	-15.8%
Average			+11.8%

Hong Kong vs. Busan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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