Busan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$395
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.37M

The cost of living in Busan is 54% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4837th and 6780th ($1122 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 68th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 181st and 4171st 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
$5.92
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699