Busan vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$380
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
3.45M
20.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 60% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5114th and 7269th ($1029 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 108th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Chengdu

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Busan Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587