Busan vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$395
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
82
😀 Quality of life
89
64
🏙️ Population
3.45M
15.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 57% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4837th and 6838th ($1122 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 181st and 4476th 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
$5.92
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$2724

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283