Busan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$933
🏠 One person rent
$427
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
40
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
3.45M
5.94M

The cost of living in Busan is 63% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7534th ($1084 vs $663) 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 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 120th and 5942nd 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
$5.61
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$877

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$1014
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$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298