Busan vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Busan	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2784	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$427	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$440	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2577	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	29
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	3.45M	431K

The cost of living in Busan is 12% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4938th and 5698th ($1108 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in South Korea and Namibia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 150th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Windhoek

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	Busan	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.67	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.87	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.5	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8888	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7037	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.1	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.34	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.66	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13429	$5380

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$975
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1039
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1084
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1008
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1076
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$934
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$984
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1064
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1062
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$933
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1024
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$991
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$994
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$949
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$934
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1016
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$980
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$925
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$957
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$973
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$831
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1081
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$1005
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$908
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$950
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$942
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$939
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$936
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$913
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$959
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$981

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826