Amman vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$383
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.45M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 5667th and 4837th ($1004 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 3456th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Busan

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Amman Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$14632

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000