Busan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2011
🏠 One person rent
$403
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
23
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.56M

The cost of living in Busan is 42% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4506th and 6330th ($1088 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 46th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Shaoyang ranked 222nd in China, while ranked 951st and 6731st 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
$4.16
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$4613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$16203

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$682
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$729
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$749
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$673
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$660
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$738
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$705
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$687
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$738
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$781
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$785
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$742
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$680
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$652
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$775
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$718
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$696
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$648
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$745
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$656
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$663
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$743
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$700
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$661
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$672
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$701
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$682
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$673
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$746
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$655
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$704
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$661
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$788
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$679
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$721
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$669
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$639