Busan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$390	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	35
😀 Quality of life	89	36
🏙️ Population	3.45M	863K

The cost of living in Busan is 75% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7600th ($1060 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 7th in South Korea and Tajikistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 201st and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Dushanbe

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	Busan	Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$13506

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366