Busan vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$380
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
91
56
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.25M

The cost of living in Busan is 73% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5114th and 7706th ($1029 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 38th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 108th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Busan Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$5368

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

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511