Bratislava vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$884
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$2595
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
72
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
479K
3.45M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 40% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 3861st and 5007th ($1561 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Slovakia and South Korea, respectively. Check Slovakia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 669th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$15370

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$1451
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$984
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1335
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2213
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1898
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$930
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1114
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1180
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1278
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1284
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1196
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$875
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1291
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$989
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1263
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1639
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1404
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1312
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1036
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1026
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1281
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1247
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1246
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1119
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1153
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1130
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1394
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$998

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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