Busan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$994
🏠 One person rent
$380
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
69
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
3.45M
11.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 167% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5114th and 8998th ($1029 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 3rd in South Korea and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 108th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Lahore

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Busan Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$1054

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352