Busan vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$430
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
12
😀 Quality of life
92
22
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.23M

The cost of living in Busan is 57% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5007th and 7179th ($1114 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 121st and 9073rd 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
$5.89
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$549

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542