Busan vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$395
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10M

The cost of living in Busan is 93% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4837th and 7989th ($1122 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 181st and 3254th 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
$5.92
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$5672

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575