Busan vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$3748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.91M

The cost of living in Busan is 51% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 5063rd and 1511th ($1084 vs $2189) 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 120th and 38th 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
$5.61
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$19886

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457