Busan vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$3920
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
87
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
3.45M
759K

The cost of living in Busan is 46% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5114th and 2040th ($1029 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 8th 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 Frankfurt. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 108th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Frankfurt

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Busan Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$14318

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574