Busan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$427
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.64M

The cost of living in Busan is 36% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4938th and 6617th ($1108 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 34th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 150th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821