Busan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$430
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
42
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.42M

The cost of living in Busan is 2% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5007th and 4940th ($1114 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 121st and 2105th 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
$5.89
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$10792

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465