Busan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$427
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 22% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4339th ($1084 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Bulgaria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 120th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sofia

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Busan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$12236

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800