Busan vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1623
🏠 One person rent
$390
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$423
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$403
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
11
😀 Quality of life
89
8
🏙️ Population
3.45M
760K

The cost of living in Busan is 61% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7141st ($1060 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 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 201st and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$603

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46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$518
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$764
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$718
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$756
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$571
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$542
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$540
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$503
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$507
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$496
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$838
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$482
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$486
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$481
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$546
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$662
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$886
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$706
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$752
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$484
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$897
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$482
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$487
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$654
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$486
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$711
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$520
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$937
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$488
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$910
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1006
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$902
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$943
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$836
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$905
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$541