Al Ain vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$612
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$2548
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
73
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
767K
3.45M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 10% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4616th and 5114th ($1132 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 2.5 months in Busan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 496th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$8493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$7560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$30
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13891

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$907
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$963
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$1073
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$1006
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$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
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$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
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$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
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$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
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$999
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$787
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$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
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$907
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$902
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$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
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$914
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$917
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$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
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$924
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$955