Busan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$427
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
20
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.44M

The cost of living in Busan is 71% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4938th and 7433rd ($1108 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 150th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$28686

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620