Busan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$430
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.78M

The cost of living in Busan is 76% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5007th and 7679th ($1114 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 137th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 121st and 3611th 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
$5.89
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943