Amman vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$392
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2595
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.45M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 5560th and 5007th ($1013 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 2560th and 121st 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
$7.07
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$15370

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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