Busan vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$427
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$691
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
16
😀 Quality of life
91
57
🏙️ Population
3.45M
886K

The cost of living in Busan is 5% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5290th ($1084 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Tabuk. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 120th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Tabuk

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Busan Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$8604

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$1014
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$818
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$429
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$2054
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$856
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$919
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$686
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$334
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$338
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$742
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2014
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1933
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1810
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$2038
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$2060
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1149
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$977
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2145
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1077
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$753
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$2133
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2663
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1032
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$862
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1205
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1845
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$538
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2305
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2201
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2465
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2354
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2336
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587