Busan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$430
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
18
😀 Quality of life
92
47
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.49M

The cost of living in Busan is 68% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5007th and 7479th ($1114 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 91st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 121st and 6989th 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
$5.89
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$30231

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633