Busan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1095
$636
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2951
$1618
🏠 One person rent
$413
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$384
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2385
$948
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
73
92
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.37M

The cost of living in Busan is 72% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4695th and 7206th ($1095 vs $636) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 214th 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Busan ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Hefei ranked 48th in China, while ranked 96th and 5995th 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
$5.6
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9537
$4136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9414
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.27
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.3
$9.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.02
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23711
$7737

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$877
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$929
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$990
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$969
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$968
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1120
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$946
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$868
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$975
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1032
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1285
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$828
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1161
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$985
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$978
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$985
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1042
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1089
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$913
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$863
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1023
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$946
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$991
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$877
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$966
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$810
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$970
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$857
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$974
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1010
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1028
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$991
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1037
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1044
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1041
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1004
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$1009
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$945

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$658
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$677
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$685
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$671
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$728
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$714
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$785
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$681
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$661
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$719
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$762
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$657
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$673
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$755
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$664
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$721
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$635
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$654
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$676
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$590
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$659
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$712
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$712
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$641
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$655
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$718
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$655
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$628
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$635
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$661
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$743
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$700
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$663
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$752
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$634
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$690
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$687
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$624
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$707