Busan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$427
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 11% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4938th and 4611th ($1108 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 150th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$9717

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$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777