Busan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$380
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
97
😀 Quality of life
91
75
🏙️ Population
3.45M
18.7M

The cost of living in Busan is 39% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5114th and 6607th ($1029 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 54th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 108th and 955th 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
$5.65
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620