Amman vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$358
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2548
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
69
91
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.45M

The cost of living in Amman is 5% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 5457th and 5114th ($981 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 3121st and 108th 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
$7.28
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$8493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$7560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$30
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$13891

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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