Busan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$427
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
29
😀 Quality of life
91
47
🏙️ Population
3.45M
846K

The cost of living in Busan is 156% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8916th ($1084 vs $424) 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 120th and 6934th 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
$5.61
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339