Busan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$5990
🏠 One person rent
$450
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$758
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2445
$3627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.41M

The cost of living in Busan is 56% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4892nd and 683rd ($1152 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 175th and 257th 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
$6.13
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$7.57
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$1413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$3629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9097
$26130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7229
$15915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$66.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$9.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$73.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$64.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14209
$21692

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$1036
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1099
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1148
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1068
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$965
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1094
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1151
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$991
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1041
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$975
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1058
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1150
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1123
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1091
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1117
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$972
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1027
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1063
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1043
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1064
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1044
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1126
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1049
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$967
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$1025
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1061
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$912
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1153
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1059
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$952
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$989
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$987
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$987
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$985
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$985
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$973
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$956
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$1049
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1036

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2403
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$906
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$661
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1715
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$514
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$664
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$818
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$761
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$929
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$825
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$762
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$789
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$820
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$884
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$575
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$450
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$813
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$588
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$756
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$772
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$763
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$667
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$733
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$732
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$654
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$673
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$698
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$690
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$940
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$540
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$600