Busan vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$395
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.47M

The cost of living in Busan is 60% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4837th and 6924th ($1122 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 16th 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 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 181st and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628