Busan vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.09M

The cost of living in Busan is 44% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4938th and 2104th ($1108 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 11th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 150th and 23rd 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
$6.02
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$19386

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979