Busan vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$395
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
3.45M
13M

The cost of living in Busan is 4% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4837th and 5091st ($1122 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 181st and 1280th 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
$5.92
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541