Busan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$380
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.7M

The cost of living in Busan is 0.9% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5114th and 5170th ($1029 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 11th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 108th and 3722nd 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
$5.65
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645