Busan vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$430
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
276K

The cost of living in Busan is 17% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5007th and 5994th ($1114 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in South Korea and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 121st and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sarajevo

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Busan Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$3948

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923