Busan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$427
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.78M

The cost of living in Busan is 67% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7630th ($1084 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 120th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Quanzhou

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Busan Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954