Busan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$380
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
91
53
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3M

The cost of living in Busan is 93% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5114th and 8260th ($1029 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 75th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 108th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$555

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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 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700