Busan vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$1818
🏠 One person rent
$403
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$943
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
75
21
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.71M

The cost of living in Busan is 46% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4506th and 6408th ($1088 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 65th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Nanyang ranked 247th in China, while ranked 951st and 6788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$6217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$3731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$5.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$5135

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$687
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$652
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$678
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$660
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$658
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$669
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$702
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$675
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$759
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$661
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$655
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$681
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$704
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$681
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$703
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$671
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$758
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$667
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$663
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$671
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$677
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$669
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$668
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$674
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$677
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$786
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$655
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$666
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$716
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$562
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$672
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$678
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$666
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$666
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$667
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$698
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$658
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$667
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$663
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$671