Antwerp vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$2908
🏠 One person rent
$780
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$2076
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
75
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
529K
3.45M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 41% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 2677th and 4506th ($1537 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th in Belgium and South Korea, respectively. Check Belgium vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.9 months in Busan. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Busan ranked 12th in South Korea, while ranked 146th and 951st 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
$15.9
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$9412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$9108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$26.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$429
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$26496

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914