Busan vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$395
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
3.45M
586K

The cost of living in Busan is 26% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4837th and 3616th ($1122 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 27th in South Korea and Spain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 181st and 654th 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
$5.92
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$14939

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429