Busan vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$380
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
3.45M
555K

The cost of living in Busan is 27% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5114th and 3786th ($1029 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 426th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 108th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$10601

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303