Busan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$430
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
389K

The cost of living in Busan is 11% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5007th and 4667th ($1114 vs $1256) 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 2.3 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 121st and 3290th 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
$5.89
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$6657

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013