Busan vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$380
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.86M

The cost of living in Busan is 31% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5114th and 6424th ($1029 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 108th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Tashkent

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Busan Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$8199

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$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935