Busan vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$390
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
58
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
3.45M
5.95M

The cost of living in Busan is 107% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8539th ($1060 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 6th 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 2.4 months in Pune. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 201st and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$1975

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$959
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$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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$304
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$381
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$501
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$362
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$284
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$292
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$350
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$293
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$378
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$340
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$397
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$473
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$771
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$348
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$401
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$492
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$430
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$359
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$315
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$298
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$295
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$376
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$294
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$272
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$371
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$382
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$366
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$296
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$292
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$464
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$395
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$367