Busan vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$390	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.63M

The cost of living in Busan is 52% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6907th ($1060 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 201st and 5517th 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	$5.69	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$4263

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648