Busan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$390
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
89
48
🏙️ Population
3.45M
5.94M

The cost of living in Busan is 38% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6559th ($1060 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 201st and 6336th 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
$5.69
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$1261

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BusanSurat

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340