Busan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$430
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
3.45M
903K

The cost of living in Busan is 7% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5007th and 5399th ($1114 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Dammam. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 121st and 1421st 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
$5.89
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$7883

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529