Busan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$427
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
3.45M
903K

The cost of living in Busan is 10% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4938th and 5502nd ($1108 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 7th in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 150th and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Dammam

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Busan Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$8640

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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

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517