Busan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$390
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
3.45M
12.6M

The cost of living in Busan is 107% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5092nd and 8544th ($1060 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 499th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 201st and 3982nd 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
$5.69
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$19343

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$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591