Gimhae vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gimhae	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$332	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$545	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2392	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	534K	1.6M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 62% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5772nd and 744th ($975 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 660th 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 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Gimhae ranked 16th best city to live in South Korea vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1931st and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Philadelphia

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	Gimhae	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.9	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7885	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5904	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.83	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13461	$15283

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1108
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1084
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1008
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$984
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$934
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1064
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1024
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$991
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$949
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$933
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$994
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$980
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$929
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$973
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$831
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1081
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$925
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$959
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$976
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$982
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$998
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1046
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1001
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$924
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1020
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1063

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886