Busan vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
92
😀 Quality of life
89
97
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.08M

The cost of living in Busan is 39% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4837th and 2308th ($1122 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 19th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 181st and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Cologne

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Busan Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$4.71
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$16860

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861