Busan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$390
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
98
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.3M

The cost of living in Busan is 62% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7163rd ($1060 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 95th 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 Wuhan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 201st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Wuhan

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Busan Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$8658

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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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586