Busan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$380
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
91
40
🏙️ Population
3.45M
863K

The cost of living in Busan is 61% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5114th and 7313th ($1029 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 8th in South Korea and Tajikistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 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 108th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$13332

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$907
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$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423