Busan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$390
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
13.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 54% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6956th ($1060 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 64th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 201st and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$18215

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616