Beirut vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2784
🏠 One person rent
$549
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$2577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.45M

The cost of living in Beirut is 14% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 4577th and 4938th ($1261 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 4th in South Korea, while ranked 5475th and 150th 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
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$8888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$7.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$13429

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981