Busan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$403
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 62% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4506th and 63rd ($1088 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 months in Hong Kong. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 951st and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Hong Kong

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Busan Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$18730

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705