Busan vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
3.45M
548K

The cost of living in Busan is 54% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5063rd and 1193rd ($1084 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 30th in South Korea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 120th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Manchester

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Busan Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$7.78
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$20557

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831