Busan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1713
🏠 One person rent
$390
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
72
19
😀 Quality of life
89
38
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.71M

The cost of living in Busan is 68% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7346th ($1060 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 147th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 201st and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$12899

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$600
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$571
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$591
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$582
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$583
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$591
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$604
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$538
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$637
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$577
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$591
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$552
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$621
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$586
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$576
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$529
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$655
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$547
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$505
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$528
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$538
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$509
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$619
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$577
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$580
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$505
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$519
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$588
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$512
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$615
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$577
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$584
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$559
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$520
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$564
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$504
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$558
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$479