Busan vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$395
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
37
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.15M

The cost of living in Busan is 11% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4837th and 5611th ($1122 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 0.4 months in Harare. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 181st and 6695th 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
$5.92
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$8755

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841