Busan vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$390
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
89
34
🏙️ Population
3.45M
444K

The cost of living in Busan is 145% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8890th ($1060 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 9th in South Korea and Ghana, respectively. Check South Korea vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 201st and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$5465

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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
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$551
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$588
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$729
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$560
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$889
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$553
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$354
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$575
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$632
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$882
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1022
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$507
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$647
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$755
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$882
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$937
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$651
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$590
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$906
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$658
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$709
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$670
477 km or 296 mi Save
$613
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$904
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$916
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1030
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1113
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$774
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$776
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$743
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$677
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$869
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$735