Busan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$395
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.41M

The cost of living in Busan is 32% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4837th and 6257th ($1122 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 181st and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934