Busan vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$427
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
91
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
26.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 126% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8767th ($1084 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 8th 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 Delhi. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 120th and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Delhi

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Busan Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$1844

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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316