Busan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$430
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
3.45M
11.1M

The cost of living in Busan is 158% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5007th and 8919th ($1114 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 121st and 6762nd 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
$5.89
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323