Gimhae vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gimhae Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$901
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$300
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$522
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2588
$4672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
534K
2.3M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 60% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6130th and 1258th ($901 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1108th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Gimhae compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Gimhae ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1665th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gimhae Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.76
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7296
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6199
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.37
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.52
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14608
$22908

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$1027
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$1005
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$981
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$871
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$992
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$915
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$978
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$1178
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$985
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$1000
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$999
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$968
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$980
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$1084
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$1040
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$2084
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$1983
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$2003
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$1844
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$1890
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