Busan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2117
🏠 One person rent
$427
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$745
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
72
27
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.17M

The cost of living in Busan is 36% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5063rd and 6780th ($1084 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 120th and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Maoming

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Busan Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$19775

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$802
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$824
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$908
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$751
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$679
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$711
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$858
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$828
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$714
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$617
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$873
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$548
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$602
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$627
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1734
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$678
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$620
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$785
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$580
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$778
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$801
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$694
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$601
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$995
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2663
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2396
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$592
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$766
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$574
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$638
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$579
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$528
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$782
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$793
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$593
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$564
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$777
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$954