Busan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$427
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
3.45M
13.3M

The cost of living in Busan is 23% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4938th and 4141st ($1108 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 150th and 2664th 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
$6.02
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$15272

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772