Busan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$395
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 86% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4837th and 7753rd ($1122 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 181st and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Foshan

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Busan Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$24357

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660