Busan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$395
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 115% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4837th and 8506th ($1122 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 181st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Zhengzhou

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Busan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$19861

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619