Busan vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$430
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
3.45M
599K

The cost of living in Busan is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5007th and 3160th ($1114 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 20th in South Korea and Spain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Malaga. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 121st and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Malaga

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Busan Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$10911

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$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

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538