Busan vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$395
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
89
19
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.96M

The cost of living in Busan is 104% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4837th and 8269th ($1122 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in South Korea and Yemen, respectively. Check South Korea vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 181st and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sanaa

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Busan Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$2963

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810