Busan vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$390
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
94
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
20.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 70% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7421st ($1060 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 164th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 201st and 1890th 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
$5.69
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$11550

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574