Busan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$427
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
3.45M
18.7M

The cost of living in Busan is 38% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6854th ($1084 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 120th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Guangzhou

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Busan Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711