Busan vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$430
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 42% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5007th and 2387th ($1114 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 121st and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Prague

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Busan Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$17389

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383