Busan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$427
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 64% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7558th ($1084 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 120th and 2343rd 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
$5.61
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$15801

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538