Busan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$395
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.44M

The cost of living in Busan is 57% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4837th and 6841st ($1122 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 181st and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$19047

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694