Beirut vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2785
🏠 One person rent
$641
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$2425
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.45M

The cost of living in Beirut is 33% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4177th and 5063rd ($1441 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Lebanon and South Korea, respectively. Check Lebanon vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 5483rd and 120th 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
$10.8
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$9604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$7017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$6.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$7.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$17592

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922