Busan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$395
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
73
49
😀 Quality of life
89
52
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 52% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4837th and 6718th ($1122 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 59th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Yantai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 181st and 6113th 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
$5.92
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$24056

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742