Busan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$427
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.01M

The cost of living in Busan is 33% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5063rd and 3485th ($1084 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 120th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Riyadh

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Busan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459