Gimhae vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gimhae	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$332	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$545	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2392	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	534K	1.39M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 72% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5772nd and 43rd ($975 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Gimhae ranked 16th best city to live in South Korea vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 1931st and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs San Diego

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	Gimhae	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7885	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5904	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.83	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13461	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782