Barcelona vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2421
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
1.66M
3.45M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 68% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 2198th and 4837th ($1887 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th in Spain and South Korea, respectively. Check Spain vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 238th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Busan

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Barcelona Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$14632

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000