Busan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$430
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1080
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
72
42
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 58% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5007th and 7210th ($1114 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 121st and 6343rd 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
$5.89
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$14357

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$626
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$597
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$573
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$564
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$566
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$578
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$630
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$697