Busan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$430
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
67
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 67% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5007th and 7469th ($1114 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 89th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 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 121st and 3662nd 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
$5.89
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608