Busan vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$395
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 76% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 4837th and 7383rd ($1122 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 28th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 181st and 5846th 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
$5.92
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519