Busan vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$380
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.99M

The cost of living in Busan is 28% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5114th and 3697th ($1029 vs $1424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Kuwait, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 108th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Kuwait City

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Busan Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$29.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$6644

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$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531