Antwerp vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2785
🏠 One person rent
$929
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$2425
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
529K
3.45M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 69% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 2660th and 5063rd ($1834 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 11th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 190th and 120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Busan

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Antwerp Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$9604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$7017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$7.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$17592

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922