Busan vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$430
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
83
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
15.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 52% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5007th and 7076th ($1114 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Mumbai. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 121st and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mumbai

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Busan Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$4412

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301