Busan vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$1592
🏠 One person rent
$403
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.65M

The cost of living in Busan is 62% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4506th and 7011th ($1088 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 288th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Hengyang ranked 101st in China, while ranked 951st and 6397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hengyang

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Busan Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$7.92
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$2.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$793
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$18.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$28.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$4659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$2.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$16197

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$729
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$749
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$705
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$764
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$781
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$680
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$682
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$775
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$696
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$785
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$687
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$738
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$743
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$656
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$746
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$682
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$701
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$742
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$660
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$788
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$738
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$745
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$533
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$700
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$661
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$648
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$663
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$652
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$673
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$661
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$718
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$730
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$706
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$672
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$642
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$704
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$730
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$639