Busan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$427
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
91
44
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.71M

The cost of living in Busan is 89% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5063rd and 8211th ($1084 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 352nd 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 Nanyang. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 120th and 7311th 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
$5.61
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$16421

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492