Busan vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3951
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
91
81
🏙️ Population
3.45M
284K

The cost of living in Busan is 37% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 5063rd and 3144th ($1084 vs $1719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Slovenia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 120th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Ljubljana

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Busan Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$6691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$14187

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1431
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1396
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1347
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1409
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1659
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1342
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1648
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1372
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1381
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1517
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1072
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1279
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1487
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1681
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1029
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1409
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1409
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1556
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$661
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1441
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1144
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1747
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1734
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1607
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1659
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$917
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$733
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1929
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1876
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$586
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1533