Budapest vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2785
🏠 One person rent
$810
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$2425
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
81
91
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.45M

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 3675th and 5063rd ($1580 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Hungary and South Korea, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 646th and 120th 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
$13.9
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$9604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$7017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$7.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$17592

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922