Busan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$427
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
23
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.41M

The cost of living in Busan is 7% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4843rd ($1084 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 120th and 4103rd 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
$5.61
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077