Busan vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$427
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.42M

The cost of living in Busan is 116% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8662nd ($1084 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 23rd in South Korea and Ukraine, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 120th and 5430th 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
$5.61
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$2841

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$1014
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$1044
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$1013
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$992
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$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

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$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
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$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591