Busan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
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

Cities near Munich

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