Busan vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$395
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
3.45M
330K

The cost of living in Busan is 17% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4837th and 4220th ($1122 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th in South Korea and Cyprus, respectively. Check South Korea vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 181st and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$7504

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$901
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$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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591