Busan vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$427
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.47M

The cost of living in Busan is 15% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4938th and 5881st ($1108 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th 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 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 150th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617