Busan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1750
🏠 One person rent
$427
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
39
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
3.45M
236K

The cost of living in Busan is 50% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7140th ($1084 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 120th and 5784th 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
$5.61
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
10.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$2568

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$1014
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$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$663
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$691
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$691
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$903
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$994
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$615
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$950
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$860
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$789
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$1015
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$912
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1204
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$784
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$875
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$902
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$632
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$904
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$912
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1014
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$565