Busan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$427
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
91
76
🏙️ Population
3.45M
17.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5618th ($1084 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 120th and 1163rd 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
$5.61
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648