Busan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$427
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$1071
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 59% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4938th and 7113th ($1108 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 51st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 150th and 6213th 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
$6.02
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$12503

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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

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688