Busan vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$427
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
45
😀 Quality of life
91
56
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3M

The cost of living in Busan is 125% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8757th ($1084 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 61st 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 120th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mashhad

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Busan Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$629

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$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638