Busan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$390
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$754
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 74% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7543rd ($1060 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 201st and 2601st 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
$5.69
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$18096

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642