Busan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$390	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	3.45M	8.78M

The cost of living in Busan is 65% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7256th ($1060 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 201st and 4015th 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	$5.69	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$20567

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936