Busan vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$427
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
33
😀 Quality of life
91
42
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.96M

The cost of living in Busan is 104% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8488th ($1084 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.2 months in Sanaa. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 120th and 7615th 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
$5.61
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$4197

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$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910