Bucheon vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$505
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$713
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
76
83
🏙️ Population
772K
7.41M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 57% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4764th and 532nd ($1175 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Bucheon ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1594th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucheon Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$7.01
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10388
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5918
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.95
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.94
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.8
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21551
$22102

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1098
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1004
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1112
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1080
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1307
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1435
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1098
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1134
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1065
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1178
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1138
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1196
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1076
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1120
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1568
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1171
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1059
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1078
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1079
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1153
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1068
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$874
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1110
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1565
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$924
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$920
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1063
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$1020

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598