Busan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$395
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
73
38
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
3.45M
6.98M

The cost of living in Busan is 44% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4837th and 6518th ($1122 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 39th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 181st and 6686th 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
$5.92
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601