Busan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$427
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.15M

The cost of living in Busan is 7% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5463rd ($1084 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check South Korea vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 120th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Harare

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Busan Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$8948

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875