Busan vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$430
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$4099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.91M

The cost of living in Busan is 49% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 5007th and 1513th ($1114 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 121st and 31st 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
$5.89
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$23203

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492