Busan vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$4093
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$2067
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$3747
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.19M

The cost of living in Busan is 38% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4837th and 2461st ($1122 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in South Korea and Qatar, respectively. Check South Korea vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 181st and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Doha

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Busan Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$11230

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879