Busan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$390
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$3560
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.51M

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
$5.69
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$4.92
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$14702

Cost of living in other countries

BusanMunich

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560