Busan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$430
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 16% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5007th and 4516th ($1114 vs $1329) 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 121st and 995th 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
$5.89
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$11223

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784