Busan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$380
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
91
41
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.82M

The cost of living in Busan is 39% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5114th and 6604th ($1029 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 53rd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 108th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543