Busan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$380
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.49M

The cost of living in Busan is 43% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5114th and 6691st ($1029 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 70th 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 1 months in Shangrao. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 108th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$20642

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$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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696