Busan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$427
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
22
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.41M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4938th and 4743rd ($1108 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 150th and 4114th 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
$6.02
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$5508

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987