Busan vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$390
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$729
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.65M

The cost of living in Busan is 80% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7767th ($1060 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 276th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Hengyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 201st and 6669th 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
$5.69
$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$8454

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

Cities near Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$579
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$609
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$582
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$592
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$575
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$563
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$553
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$724
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$577
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$577
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$570
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$586
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$590
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$755
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$600
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$564
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$818
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$480
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$543
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$761
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$579
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$596
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$522
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$758
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$569
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$533
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$549
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$539
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$589
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$591
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$573
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$794
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$635
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$556
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$506
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$591
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$585
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600