Busan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$427
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
3.45M
17.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 26% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4938th and 6334th ($1108 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 17th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 150th and 1094th 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
$6.02
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634