Bratislava vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$697
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$2548
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
476K
3.45M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 23% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4266th and 5114th ($1269 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 487th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$8493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$7560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$30
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$13891

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$1197
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$797
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1073
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$1854
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1621
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$829
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$765
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$946
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$901
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1125
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$988
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$747
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1149
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$995
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$857
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1158
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1033
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1005
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$852
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$888
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1089
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1084
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1085
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$916
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1011
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$873
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1476
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955