Busan vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$380
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
73
16
😀 Quality of life
91
42
🏙️ Population
3.45M
94.9K

The cost of living in Busan is 85% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5114th and 8054th ($1029 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Eswatini, respectively. Check South Korea vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 108th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$4606

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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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550