Busan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$430
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
3.45M
18.7M

The cost of living in Busan is 42% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5007th and 6835th ($1114 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 121st and 2285th 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
$5.89
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694