Busan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$427
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
389K

The cost of living in Busan is 14% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4610th ($1084 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Albania, respectively. Check South Korea vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 120th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Tirana

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Busan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$7688

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030