Busan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$395
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.25M

The cost of living in Busan is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4837th and 3679th ($1122 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 7th in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 181st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$5054

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507