Busan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$1998
🏠 One person rent
$403
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
75
47
😀 Quality of life
75
52
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 38% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4506th and 6249th ($1088 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 30th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Yantai. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Yantai ranked 47th in China, while ranked 951st and 6108th 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
$4.16
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$4942
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$3033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$25329

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$667
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$662
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$675
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$669
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$735
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$663
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$665
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$672
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$671
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$671
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$685
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$676
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$707
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$674
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$675
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$665
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$722
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$675
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$678
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$680
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$671
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$679
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$675
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$674
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$675
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$673
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$672
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$663
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$667
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$681
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$685
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$706
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$669
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$662
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$663
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$603
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$670
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$762