Busan vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$390
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
3.45M
26.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 108% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8558th ($1060 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Delhi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 201st and 5071st 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
$5.69
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$1949

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$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
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340