Busan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Busan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2908
$1752
🏠 One person rent
$403
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$77.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2076
$585
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
75
37
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.98M

The cost of living in Busan is 65% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4506th and 7208th ($1088 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 433rd 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 0.9 months in Zhanjiang. Busan ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhanjiang ranked 126th in China, while ranked 951st and 6470th 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
$4.16
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82
$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$34.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$9.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9412
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9108
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.6
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$5.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$5.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26496
$14889

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$516
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$689
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$597
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$697
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$717
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$718
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$721
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$679
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$697
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$716
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$668
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$721
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$627
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$724
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$705
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$702
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$556
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$612
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$682
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$700
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1610
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$648
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$566
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$686
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$679
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$863
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$700
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$730
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$714
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$762
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$1079
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2884
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2380
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$555
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$520
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$656
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$531
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$531
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$721