Busan vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$395
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
418K

The cost of living in Busan is 3% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4837th and 5025th ($1122 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 181st and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$5212

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$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050