Busan vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$395	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	23
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	3.45M	2.06M

The cost of living in Busan is 41% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4837th and 6439th ($1122 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 10th in South Korea and Brazil, respectively. Check South Korea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Manaus ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 181st and 6028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Manaus

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	Busan	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$4749

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Cities near Busan

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

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668