Busan vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$395
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
11
😀 Quality of life
89
7
🏙️ Population
3.45M
760K

The cost of living in Busan is 64% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4837th and 7018th ($1122 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in South Korea and Somalia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 181st and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hargeisa

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Busan Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$596

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$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
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535