Busan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$899
🏠 One person rent
$427
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
75
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
3.45M
4.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 203% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4938th and 9044th ($1108 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 50th in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Kolkata. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 150th and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$1863

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297