Busan vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$427
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
79
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 165% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8947th ($1084 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 15th in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Chennai. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 120th and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Chennai

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Busan Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$1792

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259