Cost of living comparison

 Moscow, Russia
compared to
 Busan, South Korea
Busan vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Busan is 72.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 53.9% more in Busan
Groceries
pay 4.0 times more in Busan
Transportation
pay 53.4% more in Busan
Housing
pay 12.5% more in Busan
Childcare
pay 17.3% more in Busan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.5% more in Busan
Clothing
pay 17.8% more in Busan

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

Busan vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 53.9% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Busan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB721.42
$6.45
₩8,967
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB400.79
$5.91
₩8,220
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB84.19
$1.84
₩2,553

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Busan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB48.58
$3.58
₩4,982
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB345.98
$5.10
₩7,099
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB280.09
$8.49
₩11,807

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Busan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB174.19
$4.38
₩6,099
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,244.43
$42.97
₩59,783
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,404,747.03
$27,023.07
₩37,594,489

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pay 12.5% more for housing

 
Moscow
Busan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB500.90
$16.11
₩22,419
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB75,430.06
$471.50
₩655,951
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB45,803.89
$286.48
₩398,553

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pay 17.3% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Busan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB36,637.03
$477.47
₩664,255
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB817,778.19
$13,786.91
₩19,180,353

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pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Busan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB240.47
$3.58
₩4,982
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB198.24
$3.82
₩5,318
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB192.38
$3.22
₩4,484

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

 
Moscow
Busan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB6,373.17
$100.27
₩139,493
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,322.46
$64.46
₩89,674
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB8,556.09
$90.24
₩125,544

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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