Busan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Busan | Munich | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Busan is 52% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5092nd and 1352nd ($1060 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in South Korea and Germany, respectively. Check South Korea vs Germany comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 201st and 54th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Busan vs Munich
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| Busan | Munich | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Gimhae | |
| 27 km or 16 mi | Yangsan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changwon | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Masan | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Geoje | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Miryang | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Ulsan | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Tongyeong | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Sacheon | |
| 81 km or 50 mi |  Tsushima Island | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Gyeongsan | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Gyeongju | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Jinju | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Daegu | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Yeongcheon | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Tsushima | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pohang | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Gwangyang | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Yeosu | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Gumi | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Gimcheon | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Suncheon | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Namwon | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Iki | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Andong | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Sangju | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Mungyeong | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Jeonju | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Gwangju | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Yeongju | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Hirado | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Munakata | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Fukutsu | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Okagaki | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Koga | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Shingu | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Itoshima | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Karatsu | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Daejeon | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Jeongeup |
Cities near Munich
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 9.6 mi |  Germering | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Unterschleiheim | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Puchheim | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Dachau | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Olching | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Starnberg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Furstenfeldbruck | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Erding | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Geretsried | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Freising | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Weilheim in Oberbayern | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Aichach | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Friedberg | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Rosenheim | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Konigsbrunn | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Landsberg am Lech | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Augsburg | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Gersthofen | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Landshut | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Waldkraiburg | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Neusa | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Ingolstadt | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Muhldorf | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Neuburg an der Donau | |
| 76 km or 48 mi | Kaufbeuren | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Traunreut | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Traunstein | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Donauworth | |
| 98 km or 61 mi |  Innsbruck | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Gunzburg | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kempten | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Regensburg | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Memmingen | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Straubing | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Nordlingen | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Senden | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Salzburg | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Sonthofen |