Busan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$380
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 103% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5114th and 8471st ($1029 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 108th and 3944th 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
$5.65
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$4818

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617