Busan vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$390
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 146% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8897th ($1060 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 2 months in Chennai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 201st and 4021st 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
$5.69
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$1573

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306