Busan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1149
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2887
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$447
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2477
$1510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
20
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.41M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4915th and 4717th ($1149 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Medina. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 164th and 4021st 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
$6.21
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$788
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9118
$3807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7144
$1115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.04
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.24
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$7.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14074
$7393

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1037
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1148
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1072
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$962
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1097
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1152
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$992
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1044
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$978
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1055
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1121
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1087
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1117
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$977
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1067
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1043
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1061
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1041
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1129
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1049
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$970
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$1027
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1064
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$913
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1153
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1064
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$957
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$986
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$984
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$989
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$984
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$987
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$973
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$959
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$1051
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1037

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$794
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1117
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1006
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$955
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$847
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$874
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$983
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1059
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$910
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1013
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$793
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$578
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$368
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$906
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$366
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$496
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$444
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1694
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$776
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1651
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1052
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$648
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$404
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$716
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1862
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1825
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1585
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$278
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$812
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1011
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1810
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1824
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1008
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$936
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$970