Busan vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$390
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$3700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
87
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
3.45M
776K

The cost of living in Busan is 47% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5092nd and 1863rd ($1060 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 201st and 47th 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
$5.69
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$14496

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595