Busan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$380
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
73
19
😀 Quality of life
91
41
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.71M

The cost of living in Busan is 60% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5114th and 7280th ($1029 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 199th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Nanyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 108th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Nanyang

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Busan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$12778

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583