Busan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$427
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
3.45M
24.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5063rd and 4880th ($1084 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 120th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Shanghai

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Busan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789