Busan vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$390
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
76
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.59M

The cost of living in Busan is 44% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6734th ($1060 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 5th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 201st and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$823

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$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554