Busan vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$427
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
39
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
3.45M
236K

The cost of living in Busan is 66% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 4938th and 7301st ($1108 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 150th and 5842nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$9.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$4.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$3401

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$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Molepolole
$607
67 km or 42 mi Lobatse
$637
67 km or 42 mi Kanye
$637
136 km or 84 mi Mmabatho
$833
174 km or 108 mi Rustenburg
$940
196 km or 122 mi Mahalapye
$577
215 km or 134 mi Brits
$875
257 km or 160 mi Klerksdorp
$762
258 km or 160 mi Potchefstroom
$731
259 km or 161 mi Pretoria
$975
264 km or 164 mi Randburg
$890
265 km or 165 mi Palapye
$514
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$892
266 km or 165 mi Soweto
$984
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$536
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$984
275 km or 171 mi Johannesburg
$1082
296 km or 184 mi Benoni
$826
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$706
310 km or 193 mi Springs
$740
358 km or 222 mi Kroonstad
$808
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$762
380 km or 236 mi Middelburg
$830
407 km or 253 mi Bethal
$838
421 km or 261 mi Francistown
$587
468 km or 291 mi Kimberley
$861
495 km or 308 mi Bloemfontein
$698
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
531 km or 330 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
569 km or 354 mi Bulawayo
$658
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$469
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$598
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$827
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$746
675 km or 419 mi Matola
$908
685 km or 425 mi Maputo
$915
705 km or 438 mi Gweru
$587