Busan vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$430
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
31
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.06M

The cost of living in Busan is 112% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5007th and 8565th ($1114 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 466th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 121st and 7063rd 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
$5.89
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598