Busan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$430
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
13.3M

The cost of living in Busan is 30% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5007th and 3728th ($1114 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 121st and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Moscow

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Busan Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791