Cost of living comparison

 Ankara, Turkey
compared to
 Busan, South Korea
Busan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Busan is 82.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants
pay 37.0% more in Busan
Groceries
pay 4.3 times more in Busan
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Busan
Housing
pay 13.3% more in Busan
Childcare
pay 13.9% more in Busan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.8% more in Busan
Clothing
pay 32.0% more in Busan

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Busan are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Busan.

Busan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Busan instead of Ankara, you would:

pay 37.0% more for restaurants

 
Ankara
Busan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
TRY339.23
$6.45
₩8,803
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.27
TRY282.69
$5.91
₩8,070
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.27
TRY49.42
$1.84
₩2,506

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pay 4.3 times more for groceries

 
Ankara
Busan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
TRY32.44
$3.58
₩4,891
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
TRY179.20
$5.10
₩6,969
Milk (1 gallon) $3.90
TRY151.72
$8.49
₩11,591

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Ankara
Busan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.81
TRY187.21
$4.38
₩5,987
Monthly public transit pass $8.72
TRY339.23
$42.97
₩58,688
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $44,845.33
TRY1,743,649.28
$27,023.07
₩36,906,200

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pay 13.3% more for housing

 
Ankara
Busan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.50
TRY447.22
$16.11
₩22,008
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $592.54
TRY23,038.62
$471.50
₩643,942
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $399.36
TRY15,527.73
$286.48
₩391,256

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pay 13.9% more for childcare

 
Ankara
Busan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $502.10
TRY19,522.39
$477.47
₩652,093
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,388.60
TRY403,923.40
$13,786.91
₩18,829,195

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ankara
Busan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
TRY135.69
$3.58
₩4,891
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
TRY110.53
$3.82
₩5,221
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.04
TRY79.15
$3.22
₩4,402

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pay 32.0% more for clothing

 
Ankara
Busan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.66
TRY2,203.05
$100.27
₩136,940
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.57
TRY1,771.76
$64.46
₩88,033
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.18
TRY4,050.82
$90.24
₩123,246

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