Busan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$380
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
3.45M
17.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 10% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5114th and 5744th ($1029 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 108th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Shenzhen

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Busan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584