Beirut vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2827
🏠 One person rent
$598
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$443
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$2595
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.45M

The cost of living in Beirut is 21% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5007th ($1353 vs $1114) 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 2.3 months in Busan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Busan ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 5682nd and 121st 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
$10.9
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$8921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$7114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$15370

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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