Busan vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$380
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
62
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2M

The cost of living in Busan is 58% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5114th and 7206th ($1029 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 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 108th and 3890th 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
$5.65
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760