Busan vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$390
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.99M

The cost of living in Busan is 46% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6769th ($1060 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in South Korea and Belarus, respectively. Check South Korea vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 201st and 3750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$10220

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$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850