Asmara vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3048
🏠 One person rent
$228
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
27
89
🏙️ Population
963K
3.45M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8485th and 4837th ($524 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Eritrea and South Korea, respectively. Check Eritrea vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 2.2 months in Busan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 8376th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Busan

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Asmara Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.56
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$74.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$8000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$7248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$7.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$7.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$14632

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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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