Busan vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Busan	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2852	$2058
🏠 One person rent	$380	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$683
🍽️ Food expenses	$419	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2548	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	23
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	3.45M	2.26M

The cost of living in Busan is 20% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5114th and 6183rd ($1029 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 11th in South Korea and Brazil, respectively. Check South Korea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Manaus ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 108th and 5964th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Busan vs Manaus infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/busan/manaus.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Busan vs Manaus infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/busan/manaus" target="_blank">Busan vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Busan vs Manaus

Prices for goods and services in Busan and Manaus are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Busan	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$654	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$81.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8493	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7560	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.92	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13891	$5190

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$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

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556