Busan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$395
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
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 4837th and 6979th ($1122 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 181st and 2526th 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
$5.92
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611