Asmara vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$222
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$2595
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
9
72
😀 Quality of life
18
92
🏙️ Population
963K
3.45M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5007th ($531 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Eritrea and South Korea, respectively. Check Eritrea vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 9169th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Busan

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Asmara Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$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
$218
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$15370

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$498
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$497
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$498
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$810
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$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
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$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
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$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963