Busan vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$427
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
3.45M
56.8K

The cost of living in Busan is 27% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4020th ($1084 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Nicosia. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 120th and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Nicosia

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Busan Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$9567

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047