Busan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1879
🏠 One person rent
$450
$268
🏘️ Family rent
$758
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2445
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 73% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7361st ($1152 vs $664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 84th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 175th and 3413th 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
$6.13
$2.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9097
$6790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7229
$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$29.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14209
$21145

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1036
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1099
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1148
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1068
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$965
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1094
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1151
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$991
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1041
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$975
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1058
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1150
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1123
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1091
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1117
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$972
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1027
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1063
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1043
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1064
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1044
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1126
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1049
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$967
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$1025
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1061
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$912
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1153
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1059
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$952
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$989
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$987
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$987
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$985
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$985
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$973
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$956
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$1049
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1036

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$761
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$906
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$514
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$818
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$661
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2403
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2613
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1715
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$789
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$762
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$825
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$929
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$820
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$813
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$884
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$756
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$575
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$763
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$450
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$588
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$733
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$772
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$667
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$732
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$654
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$690
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$540
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$673
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$615
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$598
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$577
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$600