Busan vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$430
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
83
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.8M

The cost of living in Busan is 120% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5007th and 8680th ($1114 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in South Korea and Egypt, respectively. Check South Korea vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 121st and 5610th 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
$5.89
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$2645

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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

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066