Busan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$395
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
71
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
3.45M
10.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 121% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4837th and 8633rd ($1122 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 181st and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Shijiazhuang

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Busan Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734