Busan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$1948
🏠 One person rent
$403
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$449
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$92.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$989
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
98
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.3M

The cost of living in Busan is 63% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4506th and 7116th ($1088 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 367th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Busan compared to 1.5 months in Wuhan. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Wuhan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 951st and 2065th 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
$4.16
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$3900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$5.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$24225

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$904
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$916
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$998
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$967
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$957
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$946
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1145
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$919
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$877
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$1048
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1253
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$839
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1000
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$882
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$1049
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$848
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$971
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$965
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$948
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$846
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$941
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$914
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$1049
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$873
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$979
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$913
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$807
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$973
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$971
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$1048
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$1050
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1051
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$1048
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1049
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1046
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1049
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$1048
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$982
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$914

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$679
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$737
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$759
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$678
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$667
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$705
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$706
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$674
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$639
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$672
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$672
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$661
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$673
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$666
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$668
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$666
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$661
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$704
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$758
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$677
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$745
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$694
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$704
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$716
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$663
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$662
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$678
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$661
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$663
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$672
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$736
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$648
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$666
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$702
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$642
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$694
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$759
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$655
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$721
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$738