Busan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Busan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$427
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
21
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Busan is 79% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5063rd and 7943rd ($1084 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 120th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Busan vs Shaoyang

Prices for goods and services in Busan and Shaoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Busan Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$13867

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619