Busan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$395
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
75
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
3.45M
4.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 175% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4837th and 8957th ($1122 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 26th in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 181st and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311