Busan

Beach town with skyscrapers.

The Busan index
life by the sea90
feeling safe at night90
serious eating85
South Korea · 35.18° N / 129.08° E3.4M people · $$ · GMT+9
energy60
safety90
transit80
food85
culture55
nightlife65
affordability60
nature70
slow living50
0–100, relative to the other 100 cities on WHERE. Some scores are measured, some are our judgment. How we score →

Busan is great if you want

✓Feeling safe at night
✓Serious eating
✓Life by the sea

Think twice if you need

×An international crowd
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