Busan vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$390
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
276K

The cost of living in Busan is 33% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6461st ($1060 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 201st and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$2856

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$559
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$693
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$636
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$603
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$776
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1070
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$803
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1187
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$759
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1150
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1337
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1070
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1266
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$558
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$975
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1274
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1117
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$659
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$662
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1030
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$958
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1012
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1160
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$807
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1053
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$972
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$679
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$965
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$463
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$556
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$848
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1122
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1008
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$595
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$692
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$768