Busan vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$395
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
3.45M
563K

The cost of living in Busan is 23% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4837th and 3857th ($1122 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 506th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 181st and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Dresden

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Busan Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$12328

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387