Busan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2432
🏠 One person rent
$380
$432
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$2103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
39
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
903K

The cost of living in Busan is 2% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5114th and 5279th ($1029 vs $1005) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 2.1 months in Dammam. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 108th and 2267th 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
$5.65
$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$2.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$8580

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$907
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$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$959
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1327
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1375
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$868
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1285
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$910
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1810
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1872
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$646
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$621
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$606
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1424
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1642
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$798
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$710
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$606
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$890
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$541
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$543
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$540
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$561
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$875
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2229
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1612
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$1841
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$559
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$522
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$1013
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543