Busan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$380
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
73
49
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 37% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5114th and 6575th ($1029 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 49th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 108th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Yantai

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Busan Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$23682

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677