Busan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$380
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
38
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.98M

The cost of living in Busan is 32% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5114th and 6458th ($1029 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 108th and 6615th 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
$5.65
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573