Busan vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$390	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	23
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	3.45M	2.06M

The cost of living in Busan is 39% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5092nd and 6606th ($1060 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 9th in South Korea and Brazil, respectively. Check South Korea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 201st and 6060th 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	$5.69	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$4516

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638