Busan vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$380
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
98
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.3M

The cost of living in Busan is 59% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5114th and 7238th ($1029 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 185th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 108th and 2438th 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
$5.65
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$11975

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575