Busan vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$2041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
91
91
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.75M

The cost of living in Busan is 45% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5063rd and 2104th ($1084 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in South Korea and Italy, respectively. Check South Korea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Rome. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 120th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Rome

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Busan Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$14156

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330