Busan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$403
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
69
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.7M

The cost of living in Busan is 1% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4506th and 4472nd ($1088 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 8th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Suzhou. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 951st and 3578th 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
$4.16
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$24231

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666