Busan vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1828
🏠 One person rent
$390
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$616
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$647
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.2M

The cost of living in Busan is 48% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6811th ($1060 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 24th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 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 15th in Russia, while ranked 201st and 5853rd 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
$5.69
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$6.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
14.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$2295
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$4568

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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 Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$554
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$592
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$681
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$540
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$438
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$523
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$734
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$564
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$719
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$524
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$675
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$676
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$743
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$867
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$622
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1244
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$528
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$786
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$633
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$508
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$561
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$590
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$612
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$552
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$584
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$609
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$639
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$430
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$656
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$538
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$605
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$593
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$555
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$557