Busan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$395
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
3.45M
298K

The cost of living in Busan is 11% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4837th and 4400th ($1122 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in South Korea and Bahrain, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 181st and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$47.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$10026

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$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520