Busan vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$427
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
72
27
😀 Quality of life
91
28
🏙️ Population
3.45M
42.7K

The cost of living in Busan is 100% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8425th ($1084 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 120th and 8855th 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
$5.61
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$10408

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$1014
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$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583