Busan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2065
🏠 One person rent
$390
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
20
😀 Quality of life
89
41
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.44M

The cost of living in Busan is 58% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7052nd ($1060 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 74th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 201st and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$31722

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$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$598
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$601
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$616
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$621
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$642
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$585
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$587
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$682
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$506
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$677
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$637
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$555
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$603
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$648
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$611
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$642
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$726
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$681
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$632
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$576
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$613
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$672
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$805
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$669
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$600
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$650
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$564
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$716
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$691
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$600
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$671
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$670
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$645
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$679
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$625
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$590
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$621