Busan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$395
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.01M

The cost of living in Busan is 29% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4837th and 3292nd ($1122 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in South Korea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 181st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489