Gimhae vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gimhae	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2505	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$320	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2363	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	71	95
🏙️ Population	534K	9.67M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 28% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5742nd and 4104th ($959 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 3rd in South Korea.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Ranked 21st vs 1st best cities to live in South Korea, and 1960th vs 30th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Seoul

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	Gimhae	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7020	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.4	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.74	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$20197

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019