Busan vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$430
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
72
15
😀 Quality of life
92
27
🏙️ Population
3.45M
344K

The cost of living in Busan is 64% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5007th and 7352nd ($1114 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Lesotho, respectively. Check South Korea vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 121st and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Maseru

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Busan Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$1246

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662