Addis Ababa vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$407
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2548
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
32
73
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
3.04M
3.45M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 10% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 5819th and 5114th ($923 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Ethiopia and South Korea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 2.5 months in Busan. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 7141st and 108th 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
$6.72
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$8493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$7560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$30
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13891

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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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