Busan vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$427
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 153% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4938th and 8898th ($1108 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 17th in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 150th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$1729

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$327
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$235
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$291
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$535
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$300
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$327
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$368
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$295
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$524
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$304
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$341
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$347
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$345
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$355
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$290
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$307
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$277
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$347
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$339
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$345
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$310
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$346
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$298
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$347
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$326
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$383
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$301
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$265
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$353
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$266
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$295
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$286