Belgrade vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$646
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
1.2M
3.45M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 7% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4593rd and 4837th ($1204 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Serbia and South Korea, respectively. Check Serbia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 2370th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$3.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$14632

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1040
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$658
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$737
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$707
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$697
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$835
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$687
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$695
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$797
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$860
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$890
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$668
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$641
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$692
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$761
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$816
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$743
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$640
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$743
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$593
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$521
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1076
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$635
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$780
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$761
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$851
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1046
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$697
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$953
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$661
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1053
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$802
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$712
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$705
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$849
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$745

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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