Busan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$427
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.64M

The cost of living in Busan is 16% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6043rd ($1084 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 32nd in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 120th and 6891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Novosibirsk

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Busan Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$5680

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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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952