Busan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$401
$100
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$256
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2192
$962
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
73
29
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.17M

The cost of living in Busan is 127% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4704th and 8638th ($1067 vs $469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 540th 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 2 months in Maoming. Busan ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Maoming ranked 97th in China, while ranked 122nd and 6315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$61.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$20.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$31.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$6.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9247
$4420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9336
$3683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.16
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$9.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$40.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$385
$971
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21003
$27615

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$839
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$892
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1023
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$940
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$857
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$924
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1168
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$878
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$812
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$916
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1043
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1250
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$822
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1211
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$970
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$917
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$973
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1006
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1047
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$900
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$872
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$997
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$928
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$926
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$857
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$938
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$939
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$829
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$962
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1003
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$913
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$946
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$960
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$932
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$971
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$978
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$973
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$937
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$976
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$932

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$546
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$588
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$796
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$665
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$778
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$598
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$595
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$767
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$777
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$648
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$746
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$581
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$636
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$512
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$557
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$600
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1621
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$617
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$583
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$755
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$564
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$756
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$769
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$621
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$568
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$995
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2733
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$566
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$752
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$579
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$603
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$599
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$510
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$632
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$799
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$554
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$620
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$844
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1051