Busan vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Busan | Kharkiv | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Busan is 109% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8600th ($1060 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 20th in South Korea and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ukraine comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 201st and 5713th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Busan vs Kharkiv
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| Busan | Kharkiv | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 40 km or 25 mi | Changwon | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Masan | |
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| 51 km or 32 mi | Miryang | |
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| 64 km or 40 mi | Sacheon | |
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| 85 km or 53 mi | Gyeongju | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Jinju | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Daegu | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Yeongcheon | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Tsushima | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pohang | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Gwangyang | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Yeosu | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Gumi | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Gimcheon | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Suncheon | |
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| 162 km or 101 mi | Iki | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Andong | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Sangju | |
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| 189 km or 118 mi | Jeonju | |
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| 195 km or 121 mi | Yeongju | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Hirado | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Munakata | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Fukutsu | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Okagaki | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Koga | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Shingu | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 72 km or 45 mi |  Belgorod | |
| 128 km or 80 mi |  Poltava | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Sumy | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Kramatorsk | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Stary Oskol | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Starooskolsky | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Kursk | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Dnipro | |
| 200 km or 125 mi | Sievierodonetsk | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Kamianske | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Kremenchuk | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Horlivka | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Donetsk | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Makiivka | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Zaporizhia | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Luhansk | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Voronezh | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Cherkasy | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Kryvyi Rih | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Oryol | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
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| 358 km or 222 mi | Melitopol | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Taganrog | |
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| 384 km or 238 mi | Bryansk | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Chernihiv | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Shakhty | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Rostov-on-Don | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Novocherkassk | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Kyiv | |
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| 477 km or 296 mi | Tula | |
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