Busan vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$380
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
91
81
🏙️ Population
3.45M
330K

The cost of living in Busan is 20% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5114th and 4233rd ($1029 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 5th in South Korea and Cyprus, respectively. Check South Korea vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 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 108th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$7149

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$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594