Berlin vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2785
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$2425
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
3.78M
3.45M

The cost of living in Berlin is 119% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1150th and 5063rd ($2371 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 45th and 120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Busan

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Berlin Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$9604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$7017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$17592

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922