Busan vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$380
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
26.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 112% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5114th and 8607th ($1029 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 11th in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 108th and 4314th 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
$5.65
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$2174

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$907
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$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338