Busan vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$427
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
91
56
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.07M

The cost of living in Busan is 78% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7925th ($1084 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 235th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 120th and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Changchun

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Busan Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$8890

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594