Bucheon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2849
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$472
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
76
78
🏙️ Population
793K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 3% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4562nd and 4461st ($1152 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Bucheon compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 912th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Shanghai

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Bucheon Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.78%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7439
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4486
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.36
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$39.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.23
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19961
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1124
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1097
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1056
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1120
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1054
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1081
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$987
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1121
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1088
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1072
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1069
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1106
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1063
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1024
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1256
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1077
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1542
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1041
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$949
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1002
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$986
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$973
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$940
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1005
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$911
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$880
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1560
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$1009
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$949
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$963

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740