Busan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$395
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.7M

The cost of living in Busan is 10% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4837th and 5553rd ($1122 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 181st and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Suzhou

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Busan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645