Busan vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$427
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.61M

The cost of living in Busan is 134% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4938th and 8802nd ($1108 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 2.3 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 150th and 5895th 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
$6.02
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$2311

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947