Busan vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$380
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
83
😀 Quality of life
91
59
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.61M

The cost of living in Busan is 87% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5114th and 8130th ($1029 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 3rd in South Korea and Egypt, respectively. Check South Korea vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 108th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Cairo

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Busan Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$2554

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701