Busan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$427
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
28
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
846K

The cost of living in Busan is 159% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4938th and 8921st ($1108 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 150th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348