Busan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$427
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
92
57
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3M

The cost of living in Busan is 120% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4938th and 8663rd ($1108 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 66th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 150th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$623

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684