Busan vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$3083
🏠 One person rent
$427
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1051
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
72
32
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
623K

The cost of living in Busan is 15% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4938th and 4484th ($1108 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 9th in South Korea and Greece, respectively. Check South Korea vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Crete. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 150th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$5111

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760