Busan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$380
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.69M

The cost of living in Busan is 47% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5114th and 6811th ($1029 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 11th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 108th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Tehran

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Busan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569