Busan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$430
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
72
36
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.98M

The cost of living in Busan is 38% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5007th and 6740th ($1114 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 25th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 121st and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Zhanjiang

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Busan Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$19015

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584