Bern vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2838
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$797
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$2181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
72
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
135K
3.45M

The cost of living in Bern is 125% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 987th and 5092nd ($2381 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 30th in Switzerland and South Korea, respectively. Check Switzerland vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 36th and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Busan

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Bern Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$5.64
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$13395

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BernBusan

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970