Busan vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Busan	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2827	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$430	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$443	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2595	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	3.45M	6.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 10% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5007th and 5559th ($1114 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in South Korea and Brazil, respectively. Check South Korea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 121st and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Busan	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.89	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.33	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.3	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.2%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8921	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7114	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.9	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$465	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15370	$13739

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$946
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1005
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1032
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$994
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$961
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$991
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1020
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$981
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1111
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1043
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$944
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$1030
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$1008
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$943
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$916
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1014
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$970
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$944
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$916
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$951
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$954
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$823
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1062
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$994
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$932
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$968
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$965
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$977
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$955
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$954
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$940
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$934
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$922
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$963

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631