Busan vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$5728
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1450
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$4546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
3.45M
888K

The cost of living in Busan is 53% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4938th and 1089th ($1108 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 957th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 186th 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
$6.02
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$6
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$27445

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961