Busan vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$427
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$704
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.65M

The cost of living in Busan is 78% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4938th and 7637th ($1108 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 136th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Hengyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 150th and 6726th 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
$6.02
$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$7438

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

Cities near Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$584
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$634
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$527
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$603
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$595
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$584
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$564
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$750
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$612
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$592
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$569
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$571
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$618
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$765
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$660
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$593
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$818
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$487
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$543
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$897
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$571
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$595
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$546
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$766
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$572
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$511
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$547
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$537
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$587
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$590
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$568
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$777
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$625
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$526
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$596
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$589
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599