Barcelona vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2595
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.73M
3.45M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 90% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5007th ($2116 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 205th and 121st 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
$17.8
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$15370

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963