Busan vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Busan	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2785	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$427	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2425	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	3.45M	6.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 1% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5029th ($1084 vs $1095) 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 2.2 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 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 120th and 2767th 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	$5.61	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9604	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7017	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.86	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.35	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17592	$12842

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Cities near Busan

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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634