Addis Ababa vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$758
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2595
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
72
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.45M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4635th and 5007th ($1269 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Ethiopia and South Korea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 7273rd and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Busan

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Addis Ababa Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$15370

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963