Busan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$395
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
73
30
😀 Quality of life
89
25
🏙️ Population
3.45M
42.7K

The cost of living in Busan is 110% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4837th and 8393rd ($1122 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in South Korea and Kenya, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 181st and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Meru

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Busan Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$8360

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$901
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$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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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
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$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545