Busan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$395
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
73
19
😀 Quality of life
89
38
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.71M

The cost of living in Busan is 71% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4837th and 7242nd ($1122 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 159th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 181st and 7154th 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
$5.92
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$14023

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502