Busan vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$395	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	31
😀 Quality of life	89	34
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.55M

The cost of living in Busan is 59% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4837th and 6889th ($1122 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 48th in South Korea and Venezuela, respectively. Check South Korea vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 181st and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Maracaibo

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	Busan	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$14223

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789