Busan vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$395
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
13.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 58% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4837th and 6862nd ($1122 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 181st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618