Busan vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$427
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
92
69
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2M

The cost of living in Busan is 51% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4938th and 6924th ($1108 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 150th and 4343rd 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
$6.02
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879