Busan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$430
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 82% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5007th and 7844th ($1114 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 121st and 3253rd 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
$5.89
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$22493

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$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664