Busan vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$430
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.2M

The cost of living in Busan is 19% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5007th and 6098th ($1114 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 16th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 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 7th in Russia, while ranked 121st and 5641st 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
$5.89
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$4368

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811