Busan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$380
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
3.45M
157K

The cost of living in Busan is 25% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5114th and 3950th ($1029 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 108th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$10676

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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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604