Busan vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$390	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$1054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	65
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	3.45M	9.31M

The cost of living in Busan is 128% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8802nd ($1060 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 14th 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 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 201st and 4025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hyderabad, India

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	Busan	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$2458

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Cities near Busan

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

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304