Busan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$430
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.25M

The cost of living in Busan is 24% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5007th and 4144th ($1114 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 121st and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sharjah

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Busan Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492