Busan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$390
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
20
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.41M

The cost of living in Busan is 13% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5092nd and 4439th ($1060 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 201st and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Medina

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Busan Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$7421

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905