Busan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$395
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
89
36
🏙️ Population
3.45M
863K

The cost of living in Busan is 67% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4837th and 7107th ($1122 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in South Korea and Tajikistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 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 181st and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$13630

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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
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441