Busan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$990
🏠 One person rent
$427
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
5.94M

The cost of living in Busan is 57% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4938th and 7068th ($1108 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 150th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$922

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333