Busan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$395
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
39
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
3.45M
903K

The cost of living in Busan is 13% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 4837th and 5777th ($1122 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 2.4 months in Dammam. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 181st and 1641st 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
$5.92
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$8345

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$901
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$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547