Busan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Busan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$430
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.71M

The cost of living in Busan is 93% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5007th and 8149th ($1114 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 300th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 121st and 7322nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Busan vs Nanyang

Prices for goods and services in Busan and Nanyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Busan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$14394

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489