Busan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$395
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
89
50
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3M

The cost of living in Busan is 109% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4837th and 8365th ($1122 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 71st in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 181st and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$612

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$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797