Busan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$974
🏠 One person rent
$430
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
3.45M
5.94M

The cost of living in Busan is 61% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5007th and 7286th ($1114 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 121st and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Surat

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Busan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$929

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$946
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319