Berlin vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2784
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$2577
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.45M

The cost of living in Berlin is 101% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1418th and 4938th ($2222 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 35th and 150th 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	$16.6	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$8888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$7.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$13429

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$975
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1039
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1084
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1008
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1076
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$934
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$984
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1064
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1062
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$933
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1024
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$994
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$949
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$934
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1016
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$980
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$925
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$957
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$973
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$831
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1081
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$1005
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$908
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$950
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$942
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$939
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$936
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$913
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$959
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$981