Busan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$430
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.37M

The cost of living in Busan is 70% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5007th and 7557th ($1114 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 121st and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hefei

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Busan Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677