Busan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$380
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
5.94M

The cost of living in Busan is 27% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5114th and 6358th ($1029 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 108th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$1785

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$907
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$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361