Busan vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$5866
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1447
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$2513
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$713
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$4784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
91
97
🏙️ Population
3.45M
667K

The cost of living in Busan is 58% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 5063rd and 805th ($1084 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Denmark, respectively. Check South Korea vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 120th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Copenhagen

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Busan Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$38
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$12710

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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

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557