Busan vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$427
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.37M

The cost of living in Busan is 62% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7494th ($1084 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 101st 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 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 120th and 3146th 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
$5.61
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693