Busan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$403
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
75
58
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 68% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4506th and 7300th ($1088 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 486th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 951st and 5593rd 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
$4.16
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$5675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$25493

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$863
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$702
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$612
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$762
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$724
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$730
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$668
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$686
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1610
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$716
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1079
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$757
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2380
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2884
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$718
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$692
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$721
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$701
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$656
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$700
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$709
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$689
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$516
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$717
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$775
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$702
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$732
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$760
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$658
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$697
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$788
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$661
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$1049
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$705
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$679
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$749
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$673
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$597
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$697