Busan vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$380
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
91
57
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.43M

The cost of living in Busan is 92% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5114th and 8242nd ($1029 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 10th in South Korea and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 108th and 5715th 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
$5.65
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$1310

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$907
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$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
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495