Busan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$427
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
67
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 56% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7308th ($1084 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 120th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Dongguan

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Busan Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$25442

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620