Busan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$380
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.37M

The cost of living in Busan is 45% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5114th and 6756th ($1029 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 108th and 3921st 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
$5.65
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$8280

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696