Busan vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$395
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1043
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
73
33
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
623K

The cost of living in Busan is 5% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4837th and 4641st ($1122 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 17th in South Korea and Greece, respectively. Check South Korea vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Crete ranked 6th in Greece, while ranked 181st and 1944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$84.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$3997

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612