Busan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$427
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
91
75
🏙️ Population
3.45M
903K

The cost of living in Busan is 2% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5152nd ($1084 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 120th and 1491st 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
$5.61
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$7969

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$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
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$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487