Busan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$430
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
21
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Busan is 85% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5007th and 7929th ($1114 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 121st and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Shaoyang

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Busan Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615