Busan vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$430
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.47M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 5007th and 5278th ($1114 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 121st and 5513th 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
$5.89
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688