Busan vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$395
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
62
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.99M

The cost of living in Busan is 56% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4837th and 6834th ($1122 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 2.2 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 181st and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Minsk

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Busan Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$10290

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795