Busan vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$395
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
83
😀 Quality of life
89
57
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.61M

The cost of living in Busan is 165% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4837th and 8926th ($1122 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 181st and 5583rd 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
$5.92
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$2.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$1916

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741