Busan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$427
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 27% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4938th and 6373rd ($1108 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in South Korea and Mongolia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 150th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Ulaanbaatar

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Busan Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$6621

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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
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600