Busan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$430
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
72
14
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.03M

The cost of living in Busan is 86% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5007th and 7960th ($1114 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 226th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 121st and 7402nd 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
$5.89
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$16685

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$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514