Busan vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$427
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$59
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
48
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
3.45M
15.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 15% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5960th ($1084 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in South Korea and Nigeria, respectively. Check South Korea vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 120th and 7444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Lagos

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Busan Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$2.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$1.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$2984

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$995
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$768
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$830
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$658
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$639
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$670
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$596
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$575
203 km or 126 mi Save
$654
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$488
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$759
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$627
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$531
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$518
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$657
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$786
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$665
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$500
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$727
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$795
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$656
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$583
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$697
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$693
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$762
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$927
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1364
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$661
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$559
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$564
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$773
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$591
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$692
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1375
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$606
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$714
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$373
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666