Busan vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$3676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
88
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
3.45M
488K

The cost of living in Busan is 52% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4938th and 1247th ($1108 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 32nd in South Korea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 150th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Edinburgh

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Busan Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$8.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$23184

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808