Busan vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$430
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
3.45M
566K

The cost of living in Busan is 27% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5007th and 3968th ($1114 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 536th 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 121st and 117th 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
$5.89
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.29
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553