Busan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$395
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
89
38
🏙️ Population
3.45M
7.82M

The cost of living in Busan is 45% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4837th and 6542nd ($1122 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 43rd 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 Shangqiu. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 181st and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Shangqiu

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Busan Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542