Busan vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$3202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
72
86
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
3.45M
518K

The cost of living in Busan is 44% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5063rd and 2172nd ($1084 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 131st in South Korea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 120th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sheffield

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Busan Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$24916

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870