Busan vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$430
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
35
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
3.45M
948K

The cost of living in Busan is 52% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5007th and 7063rd ($1114 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 121st and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$6746

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$946
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$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423