Busan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3.94M

The cost of living in Busan is 56% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5063rd and 947th ($1084 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 120th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Dubai

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Busan Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$17401

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$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$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
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469