Busan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$430
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
3.45M
595K

The cost of living in Busan is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5007th and 4678th ($1114 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in South Korea and Latvia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 121st and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Riga

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Busan Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$17597

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406