Busan vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$430
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$322
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.96M

The cost of living in Busan is 35% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5007th and 6652nd ($1114 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 121st and 6254th 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
$5.89
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$10127

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866