Busan vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$427
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
39
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
3.45M
767K

The cost of living in Busan is 27% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4035th ($1084 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th 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 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 120th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Zagreb

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Busan Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$12142

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978