Busan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$380
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
24
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Busan is 78% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5114th and 7871st ($1029 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 396th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 108th and 6810th 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
$5.65
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586