Busan vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$403
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$778
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
88
😀 Quality of life
75
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.74M

The cost of living in Busan is 59% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4506th and 6894th ($1088 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 210th 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 Chongqing. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Chongqing ranked 17th in China, while ranked 951st and 2507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Chongqing

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Busan Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$2754
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$22014

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$654
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$722
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$667
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$735
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$720
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$786
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$657
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$684
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$676
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$704
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$666
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$726
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$693
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$710
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$679
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$669
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$668
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$719
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$713
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$759
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$720
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$664
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$723
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$565
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$765
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$659
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$656
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$673
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$669
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$661
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$669
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$671
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$666
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$657
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$669
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$707
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$599
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$718
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$688
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$652