Busan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$390
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
89
38
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.03M

The cost of living in Busan is 83% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7893rd ($1060 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 201st and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Zhoukou

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Busan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.69
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$2.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$14854

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BusanZhoukou

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27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484