Busan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1745
🏠 One person rent
$380
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$554
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
39
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
246K

The cost of living in Busan is 57% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5114th and 7144th ($1029 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Botswana, respectively. Check South Korea vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Gaborone. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 108th and 5959th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Gaborone

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Busan Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$93.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$5329

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$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
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$603
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$631
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$633
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$719
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$845
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$605
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$751
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$621
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$625
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$783
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$776
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$511
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$755
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$875
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$554
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$889
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$908
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$741
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$637
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$631
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$701
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$682
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$866
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$746
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$550
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$753
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$601
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$535
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$558
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$777
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$447
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$511
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$739
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$643
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$978
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1084
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$722