Busan vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$427
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.47M

The cost of living in Busan is 7% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4849th ($1084 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 120th and 5361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Yekaterinburg

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Busan Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754