Busan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$390
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
60
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 50% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6849th ($1060 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 51st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 201st and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$12465

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522