Busan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$427
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
69
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 67% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4938th and 7341st ($1108 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 150th and 3389th 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
$6.02
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598