Busan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$1705
🏠 One person rent
$401
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$578
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2192
$496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
3.45M
246K

The cost of living in Busan is 62% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4704th and 6968th ($1067 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Gaborone. Busan ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 122nd and 5787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$4.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9247
$1128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9336
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.16
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21003
$5252

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$839
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$892
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1023
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$940
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$857
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$924
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1168
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$878
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$812
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$916
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1043
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1250
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$822
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1211
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$970
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$917
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$973
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1006
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1047
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$900
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$872
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$997
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$928
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$926
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$857
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$938
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$939
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$829
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$962
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1003
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$913
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$946
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$960
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$932
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$971
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$978
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$973
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$937
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$976
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$932

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$590
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$588
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$642
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$721
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$877
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$488
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$764
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$581
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$620
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$813
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$753
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$516
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$770
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$826
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$486
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$893
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$944
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$786
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$740
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$676
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$628
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$714
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$710
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$931
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$769
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$496
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$678
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$645
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$568
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$568
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$592
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$636
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$705
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$453
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$571
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$793
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$668
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$991
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$1070
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$699