Busan vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$390
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
91
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
11.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 32% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6419th ($1060 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 23rd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 201st and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hangzhou

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Busan Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$31296

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746