Busan vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$430
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
72
41
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.43M

The cost of living in Busan is 0.7% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5007th and 5028th ($1114 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Mecca. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 121st and 6123rd 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
$5.89
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514