Busan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Busan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3048	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$395	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$821	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	3.45M	11.5M

The cost of living in Busan is 11% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4837th and 5616th ($1122 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st 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 Sao Paulo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 181st and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sao Paulo

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	Busan	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.92	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.56	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.8	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.21%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8000	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7248	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.21	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.2	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.08	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$557	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14632	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629