Busan vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$430
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.42M

The cost of living in Busan is 123% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5007th and 8722nd ($1114 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 24th in South Korea and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 121st and 5605th 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
$5.89
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$2953

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$946
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$1005
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$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
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562