Busan vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$427
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10M

The cost of living in Busan is 74% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7795th ($1084 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 120th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Changsha

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Busan Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$9728

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554