Busan vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$427
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.2M

The cost of living in Busan is 3% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5192nd ($1084 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 120th and 5476th 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
$5.61
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$5021

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873