Busan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$427
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
18
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.49M

The cost of living in Busan is 58% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7385th ($1084 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 120th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Shangrao

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Busan Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$25646

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628