Busan vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$380
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
73
41
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.68M

The cost of living in Busan is 0.3% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5114th and 5103rd ($1029 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 5th in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 108th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mecca

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Busan Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$4708

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490