Busan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$390
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.37M

The cost of living in Busan is 70% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7405th ($1060 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 201st and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$8278

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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

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665