Busan vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Busan	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2852	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$380	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$419	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2548	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	3.45M	12.4M

The cost of living in Busan is 1% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5114th and 5031st ($1029 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 108th and 4799th 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	$5.65	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$869	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$654	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8493	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7560	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.1	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.18	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.92	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13891	$12031

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$907
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$963
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1073
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$973
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1078
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$910
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$953
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$1035
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1326
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$878
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$1113
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1039
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$896
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$989
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$965
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$984
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$1055
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$1076
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$991
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$960
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$903
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$865
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1060
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$999
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$787
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1147
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$958
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$907
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$902
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$910
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$897
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$914
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$917
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$914
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$905
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$924
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$955

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659