Busan vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$2619
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$4456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
91
96
🏙️ Population
3.45M
548K

The cost of living in Busan is 56% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5063rd and 901st ($1084 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 8th in South Korea and the Netherlands, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 120th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs The Hague

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Busan The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$6.97
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$12462

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near The Hague

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2389
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2659
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1865
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2755
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2354
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3165
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2608
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2564
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2087
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2407
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2185
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2112
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2399
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2460
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2283
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2247
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2662
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2111
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1805
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$2053
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1477
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2341
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2148
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1739
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1834
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1829
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2353
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1688