Belgrade vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$741
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$2595
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
1.2M
3.45M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 24% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4396th and 5007th ($1378 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Serbia and South Korea, respectively. Check Serbia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 2503rd and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Busan

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Belgrade Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$15370

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

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