Busan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$403
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$575
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
20
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.49M

The cost of living in Busan is 40% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4506th and 6270th ($1088 vs $778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 37th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 197th in China, while ranked 951st and 6668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$16038

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$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$667
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$646
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$681
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$514
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$697
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$686
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$730
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$849
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$770
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$713
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$642
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$650
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$694
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$694
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$711
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$714
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$707
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$655
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$849
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$686
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$684
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$662
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$666
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$729
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$891
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$725
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$666
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$662
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$682
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$726
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$678
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$832
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$746
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$686
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$776
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$674
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$705
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$717
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$743
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$668