Almaty vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Almaty | Busan | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Almaty is 17% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 6143rd and 5092nd ($881 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Kazakhstan and South Korea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs South Korea comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 4016th and 201st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Almaty vs Busan
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| Almaty | Busan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 68 km or 42 mi |  Cholpon-Ata | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Kant | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bishkek | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Naryn | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Toktogul | |
| 360 km or 224 mi |  Aksu | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Yining | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Talas | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Artux | |
| 413 km or 256 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Balkhash | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kashgar | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Taraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Bole | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Osh | |
| 471 km or 293 mi |  Andijan | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Aral | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Namangan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Margilan | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Fergana | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Shymkent | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tacheng | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Wusu | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Kuytun | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Tashkent | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Istiklol | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Kentau | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Karamay | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Buston | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Khujand | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Turkistan | |
| 731 km or 454 mi | Hotan | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Shihezi |
Cities near Busan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Gimhae | |
| 27 km or 16 mi | Yangsan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changwon | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Masan | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Geoje | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Miryang | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Ulsan | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Tongyeong | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Sacheon | |
| 81 km or 50 mi |  Tsushima Island | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Gyeongsan | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Gyeongju | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Jinju | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Daegu | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Yeongcheon | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Tsushima | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pohang | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Gwangyang | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Yeosu | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Gumi | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Gimcheon | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Suncheon | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Namwon | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Iki | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Andong | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Sangju | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Mungyeong | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Jeonju | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Gwangju | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Yeongju | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Hirado | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Munakata | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Fukutsu | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Okagaki | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Koga | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Shingu | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Itoshima | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Karatsu | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Daejeon | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Jeongeup |