Busan vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$395
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
26.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 122% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 4837th and 8647th ($1122 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 7th 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 2 months in Delhi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 181st and 4744th 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
$5.92
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.39
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$2.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$1972

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$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360