Busan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1095
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2951
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$413
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2385
$1026
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
52
😀 Quality of life
91
56
🏙️ Population
3.45M
8.78M

The cost of living in Busan is 59% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4695th and 6865th ($1095 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 115th 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 1.5 months in Quanzhou. Busan ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Quanzhou ranked 31st in China, while ranked 96th and 5853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.6
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$4.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9537
$2778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9414
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.27
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$2.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.02
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$8.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23711
$12808

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$877
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$929
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$990
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$969
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$968
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1120
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$946
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$868
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$975
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1032
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1285
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$828
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1161
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$985
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$978
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$985
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1042
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1089
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$913
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$863
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1023
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$946
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$991
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$877
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$966
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$810
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$970
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$857
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$974
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1010
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1028
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$991
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1037
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1044
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1041
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1004
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$1009
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$945

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$685
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$865
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$792
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$688
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$753
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$680
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$508
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$671
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$679
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$884
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$971
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$690
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$866
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$869
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$827
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$808
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$911
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$888
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$989
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$847
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$1003
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$957
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$928
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$903
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$913
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$896
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1000
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$762
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$831
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$704
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$651
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$819
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$656
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$647
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1073