Busan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$395
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 65% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4837th and 7055th ($1122 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 181st and 3115th 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
$5.92
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623