Busan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$427
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.69M

The cost of living in Busan is 62% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4938th and 7204th ($1108 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 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 150th and 5113th 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
$6.02
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488