Busan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$380
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
73
30
😀 Quality of life
91
29
🏙️ Population
3.45M
42.7K

The cost of living in Busan is 112% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5114th and 8601st ($1029 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 5th in South Korea and Kenya, respectively. Check South Korea vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 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 108th and 8527th 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
$5.65
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$6789

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$907
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$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
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539