Busan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$395
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
89
39
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Busan is 83% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4837th and 7649th ($1122 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 181st and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610