Busan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$430
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
846K

The cost of living in Busan is 171% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5007th and 8958th ($1114 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and Nepal, respectively. Check South Korea vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 121st and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Kathmandu

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Busan Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$3536

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360