Busan vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$395
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
38
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
3.45M
767K

The cost of living in Busan is 11% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4837th and 4447th ($1122 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in South Korea and Croatia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 181st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$10598

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780