Busan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$395
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.42M

The cost of living in Busan is 1% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4837th and 4893rd ($1122 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in South Korea and Oman, respectively. Check South Korea vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 181st and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Muscat

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Busan Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$8649

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$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548