Busan vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$395
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$760
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
89
44
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.65M

The cost of living in Busan is 84% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4837th and 7667th ($1122 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 272nd 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hengyang ranked 135th in China, while ranked 181st and 6641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$5721

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$600
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$618
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$603
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$612
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$601
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$584
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$570
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$746
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$594
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$582
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$595
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$611
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$611
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$783
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$628
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$590
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$852
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$497
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$558
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$813
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$599
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$623
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$538
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$780
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$592
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$552
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$566
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$556
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$612
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$614
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$596
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$808
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$663
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$573
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$521
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$605
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$618
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610