Busan vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$380
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.86M

The cost of living in Busan is 30% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5114th and 3564th ($1029 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Poland, respectively. Check South Korea vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 108th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Warsaw

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Busan Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$11854

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385