Busan vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$380
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$351
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.65M

The cost of living in Busan is 94% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 5114th and 8282nd ($1029 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 503rd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Hengyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 108th and 6455th 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
$5.65
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$10726

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$570
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$584
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$578
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$577
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$585
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$565
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$554
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$752
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$573
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$533
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$555
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$587
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$774
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$613
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$581
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$856
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$579
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$549
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$812
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$585
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$604
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$525
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$785
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$558
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$574
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$548
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$602
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$596
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$584
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$781
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$647
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$580
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$538
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$609
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$620
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586