Busan vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$1862
🏠 One person rent
$403
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10M

The cost of living in Busan is 39% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4506th and 6256th ($1088 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 34th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Changsha. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Changsha ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 951st and 5918th 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
$4.16
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$31.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$2376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$1507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$24038

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$705
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$687
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$781
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$738
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$680
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$696
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$729
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$745
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$682
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$743
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$661
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$673
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$742
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$663
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$764
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$673
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$648
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$682
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$661
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$706
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$746
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$749
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$639
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$704
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$672
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$775
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$655
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$679
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$674
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$642
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$665
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$705
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$738
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$678
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$667
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$759
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$666
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$663