Beirut vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$555
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
73
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.45M

The cost of living in Beirut is 4% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4691st and 4837th ($1165 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Lebanon and South Korea, respectively. Check Lebanon vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 4996th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Busan

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Beirut Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$14632

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Busan

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