Busan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Busan | Ningbo | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Busan is 53% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4837th and 6747th ($1122 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 181st and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Busan vs Ningbo
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| Busan | Ningbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 27 km or 16 mi | Yangsan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changwon | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Masan | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Geoje | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Miryang | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Ulsan | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Tongyeong | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Sacheon | |
| 81 km or 50 mi |  Tsushima Island | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Gyeongsan | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Gyeongju | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Jinju | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Daegu | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Yeongcheon | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Tsushima | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Pohang | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Gwangyang | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Yeosu | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Gumi | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Gimcheon | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Suncheon | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Namwon | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Iki | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Andong | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Sangju | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Mungyeong | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Jeonju | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Gwangju | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Yeongju | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Hirado | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Munakata | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Fukutsu | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Okagaki | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Koga | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Shingu | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Itoshima | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Karatsu | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 55 km or 34 mi |  Zhoushan | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Linhai | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Shanghai | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Pudong | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Yiwu | |
| 167 km or 104 mi | Wenling | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Kunshan | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Huzhou | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Taicang | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Suzhou | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Jinhua | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Changshu | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Qidong | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Wuxi | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Lishui | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Haimen | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Yixing | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Guangde | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Nantong | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Rui'an | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 260 km or 162 mi | Ningguo | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Liyang | |
| 263 km or 163 mi | Changzhou | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Quzhou | |
| 294 km or 182 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Taixing | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Rugao | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Danyang | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 313 km or 194 mi | Huangshan | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Hai'an | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Jurong | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Zhenjiang |