Busan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$403
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
84
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.07M

The cost of living in Busan is 77% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4506th and 7472nd ($1088 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 519th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenyang ranked 16th in China, while ranked 951st and 2286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Shenyang

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Busan Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$265
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$2628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$1414
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$24589

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$467
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$662
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$667
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$719
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$686
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$690
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$648
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$672
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$662
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$684
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$663
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$695
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$669
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$663
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$648
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$697
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$667
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$681
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$657
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$657
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$666
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$621
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$671
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1494
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$682
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$659
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$716
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$663
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$673
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$646
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$684
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$715
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$654
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1466
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$662
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$679
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1475
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1454
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$641