Bucheon vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$505
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$713
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
76
78
🏙️ Population
772K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 34% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4764th and 6334th ($1175 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bucheon ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1594th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Shenzhen

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Bucheon Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10388
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5918
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.94
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21551
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634