Busan vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$427
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
31
😀 Quality of life
91
49
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.06M

The cost of living in Busan is 100% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8441st ($1084 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 447th 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 Luoyang. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 120th and 6749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Luoyang

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Busan Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$19544

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610