Busan vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$390	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	71
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	3.45M	888K

The cost of living in Busan is 52% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 5092nd and 1378th ($1060 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1239th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 201st and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Indianapolis

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	Busan	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890