Amman vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$2838
🏠 One person rent
$386
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$797
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$2181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
72
😀 Quality of life
68
89
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.45M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 5535th and 5092nd ($994 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 3048th and 201st 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
$7.09
$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$13395

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$552
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970