Busan vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$985
🏠 One person rent
$390
$116
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$144
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
62
😀 Quality of life
89
52
🏙️ Population
3.45M
3.38M

The cost of living in Busan is 190% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5092nd and 9042nd ($1060 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 56th in South Korea and India, respectively. Check South Korea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 201st and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$1654

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$315
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$314
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$384
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$297
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$288
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$370
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$300
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$329
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$308
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$328
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$368
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$353
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$296
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$307
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$283
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$309
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$391
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$321
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$342
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$368
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$386
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$425
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$294
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$510
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$278
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$536
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$289
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$316
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$341
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$349
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$419
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$274
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$299
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$372
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$283
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$331
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$265
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$292