Abu Dhabi vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$2548
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3.45M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 88% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 1938th and 5114th ($1936 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.5 months in Busan. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 369th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Busan

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Abu Dhabi Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$8493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$7560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$30
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$13891

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955