Busan vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$3251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.85M

The cost of living in Busan is 46% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 5114th and 2013th ($1029 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 6th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 108th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hamburg City

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Busan Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$28533

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274