Gimhae vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gimhae	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$332	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$545	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2392	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	534K	5.87M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 70% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5772nd and 109th ($975 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in South Korea and Singapore, respectively. Check South Korea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Gimhae ranked 16th best city to live in South Korea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1931st and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Singapore City

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	Gimhae	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.9	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7885	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5904	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.5	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.83	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13461	$29519

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653