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Living in buggu

In buggu (KR-47), unemployment is 3.3% (2025).

Buggu is in South Korea; its population was 274,710 in June 2026. The annual mean temperature estimate was 15.3°C at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2616 sources

Population274,710people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026
Unemployment rate3.3%country median 2.7% — 22% aboveOfficial source · sri.kostat.go.kr
Recorded crime2,870incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)
PM2.5, annual mean16µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the sameOfficial source · www.airkorea.or.kr

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to buggu?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in South KoreaNational rates and thresholds that apply in buggu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

In South Korea, jeonse is a deposit-only lease with no monthly rent. Where both values are available, the profile's monthly comparison estimates its cost as deposit × annual conversion rate ÷ 100 ÷ 12. Wolse is a separate lease with a monthly payment and its own deposit; that deposit is not included in the monthly figure.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
buggu recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€29
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.8 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT 100 Mbps internet3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB28.91 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KT mobile data plan4Official · national market
Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate6 %31 Jul 2026전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)16Official
Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease)111,729 EUR31 Aug 2026국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))15Official
Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required)352.8 EUR/month31 Aug 2026국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)15Official

Is buggu a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–69%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–77%
Student64%strong on education, weak on work · range 56–72%
Family65%strong on family, weak on cost · range 56–74%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in buggu?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025-H1). Source: sri.kostat.go.kr11

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in buggu is 3.3%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public employment offices1 count15 Sept 2026Work24 — 고용복지+센터 institution finder13Official
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 2.7%31 Dec 2025sri.kostat.go.kr11Official

What does a salary buy in buggu?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

South Korea median gross pay: €1,911 (2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,041of €1,660 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€1,660
Jeonse monthly equivalentjeonse monthly equivalent; based on a €111,729 refundable deposit and 6.0% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31− €559
Internet€32 · official · KT 100 Mbps internet · 2026-09-30− €32
Mobile plan€29 · official · KT mobile data plan · 2026-09-30− €29
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,041
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment offices in buggu

Work24 lists 1 public employment office in buggu (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Family and education

The city had 86 schools in July 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Public language course providers1 count30 Sept 2026National KIIP operating-institution register8Official
School Count86 schools21 Jul 2026Schoolinfo official open-data callback response10Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,185 beds per 100,00030 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official
Hospitals32 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보1Official
Pharmacies132 count30 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스1Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents242.8 per 100,00030 Jun 2026HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스1Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in buggu under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents2,185 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,870 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)2Official · regional context

Language courses and integration in buggu

National KIIP operating-institution register lists 1 publicly funded course provider in buggu (checked 2026-09-16). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.

Provider count verified

Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.

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Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in buggu.

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Climate and air quality

The annual precipitation estimate was 1,303 mm at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in buggu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: www.airkorea.or.kr14

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in South KoreaAnnual PM2.5 in buggu is 16.0 µg/m³. Of 234 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean16 µg/m³country median 16.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024www.airkorea.or.kr14Official
Annual mean temperature15.32 °C31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Precipitation Annual Mm1,303 mm31 Dec 2024NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in buggu?

The published population was 274,710 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20265

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share1.25 %31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 20269Official
Foreign residents3,427 people31 Mar 2026Registered foreigners by local government, March 20269Official
Population Female138,132 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official
Population Male136,578 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official
Population274,710 people30 Jun 2026MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 20265Official

International community in buggu

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Persons recorded in the official KOSIS registered-foreigner population table; this is not the total resident population and is not interchangeable with resident citizenship. · 2025

Published groupPeopleShare
계3,417100.0%
베트남1,56145.7%
인도네시아3048.9%
중국2427.1%
한국계중국인1404.1%
미국1183.5%
타이(태국)1063.1%
필리핀1033.0%
네팔942.8%
캄보디아832.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
몽골752.2%
일본732.1%
우즈베키스탄621.8%
스리랑카531.6%
미얀마401.2%
타이완(대만)391.1%
남아프리카공화국310.9%
파키스탄270.8%
러시아(연방)260.8%
브라질240.7%
인도170.5%
라오스130.4%
캐나다120.4%
영국110.3%
카자흐스탄100.3%
나이지리아100.3%
뉴질랜드100.3%
말레이시아90.3%
키르기즈80.2%
독일80.2%
콩고민주공화국80.2%
모로코70.2%
투르크메니스탄70.2%
르완다60.2%
프랑스50.1%
케냐50.1%
카메룬40.1%
튀르키예40.1%
네덜란드30.1%
에티오피아30.1%
스웨덴30.1%
페루30.1%
우크라이나20.1%
가나20.1%
스페인20.1%
멕시코20.1%
폴란드20.1%
아프가니스탄20.1%
탄자니아20.1%
헝가리20.1%
볼리비아20.1%
마다가스카르20.1%
방글라데시10.0%
오스트레일리아10.0%
이집트10.0%
티모르민주공화국(동티모르)10.0%
홍콩10.0%
시리아10.0%
이란10.0%
아일랜드10.0%
이탈리아10.0%
우간다10.0%
덴마크10.0%
요르단10.0%
벨기에10.0%
루마니아10.0%
핀란드10.0%
알제리10.0%
이스라엘10.0%
튀니지10.0%
불가리아10.0%
콩고10.0%
부룬디10.0%
짐바브웨10.0%
온두라스10.0%
말라위10.0%
파푸아뉴기니10.0%
알바니아10.0%
트리니다드토바고10.0%
부탄10.0%
적도기니10.0%
기타10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households131,733 households30 Jun 2026MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 20266Official

Alternatives for people set on buggu

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

단원구 as a buggu alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Foreign residents: 12.7% 단원구 vs 1.2% buggu+921%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% 단원구 vs 3.3% buggu+9%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,030 단원구 vs 2,870 buggu+6%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,016.2 단원구 vs 2,185.2 buggu−8%
  • Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ 단원구 vs 16.0 µg/m³ buggu−6%
  • Residents: 288,467 단원구 vs 274,710 buggu+5%
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Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with buggu, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities
성동구274,517 residents일산서구276,121 residents계양구276,309 residents강북구278,041 residents동래구271,097 residents장안구269,984 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in buggu?

The published population was 274,710 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in buggu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: www.airkorea.or.kr.

What is the unemployment rate in buggu?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (2025-H1). Source: sri.kostat.go.kr.

How many foreign residents live in buggu?

3,427 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is buggu a good place to live?

buggu may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the 지부티 citizenship group in buggu?

The official citizenship distribution records 0 people (0.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 26). buggu (KR-47), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0b93136707fd48b3d4e21e2f1e745f80]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/buggu-47113/ Retrieved 2026-09-26. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_buggu-kr-47-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_574127c85a73,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {buggu (KR-47), South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-26},
  version = {0b93136707fd48b3d4e21e2f1e745f80},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/buggu-47113/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-26. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  9. Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026 immigration.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
  10. Schoolinfo official open-data callback response schoolinfo.go.kr · checked 2026-07-21
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  1. sri.kostat.go.kr sri.kostat.go.kr · checked 2026-08-26
  2. Statistics Korea / KOSIS citizenship distribution kosis.kr · checked 2026-08-28
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  4. www.airkorea.or.kr airkorea.or.kr · checked 2026-08-26
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