Busan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$390
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 56% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6983rd ($1060 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 66th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 201st and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$23251

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$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702