Busan vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$390
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
82
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
3.45M
15.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 48% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6818th ($1060 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 201st and 2865th 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
$5.69
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$2.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$3007

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296