Busan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
13.3M

The cost of living in Busan is 35% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5063rd and 3277th ($1084 vs $1678) 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 120th and 2774th 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
$5.61
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749