Busan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$395
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
49
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.63M

The cost of living in Busan is 73% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4837th and 7298th ($1122 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 181st and 5501st 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
$5.92
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.98
🥤 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
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$3795

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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
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585