Busan vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$380
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
73
98
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.97M

The cost of living in Busan is 44% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5114th and 2189th ($1029 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Austria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 108th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Vienna

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Busan Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$14916

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898