Busan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$427
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
24
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.82M

The cost of living in Busan is 85% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4938th and 7835th ($1108 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 150th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$17107

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517