Budapest vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2784
🏠 One person rent
$707
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$2577
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
82
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.45M

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4312th and 4938th ($1377 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Hungary and South Korea, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 636th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Busan

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Budapest Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$8888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$7.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$13429

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

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