Busan vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$380
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
3.45M
4.7M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 5114th and 4731st ($1029 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 108th and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$6667

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$907
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$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470