Busan vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1424
🏠 One person rent
$450
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$758
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$56.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2445
$272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
13
😀 Quality of life
90
25
🏙️ Population
3.45M
989K

The cost of living in Busan is 95% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 4892nd and 7911th ($1152 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in South Korea and Malawi, respectively. Check South Korea vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 175th and 8826th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Lilongwe

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Busan Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.82
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9097
$10524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7229
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$3.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14209
$2327

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1036
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1099
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1148
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1068
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$965
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1094
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1151
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$991
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1041
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$975
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1058
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1150
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1123
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1091
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1117
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$972
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1027
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1063
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1043
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1064
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1044
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1126
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1049
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$967
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$1025
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1061
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$912
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1153
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1059
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$952
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$989
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$987
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$987
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$985
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$985
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$973
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$956
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$1049
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1036

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$520
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$494
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$494
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$568
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$815
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$528
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$462
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$909
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1001
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$778
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$647
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$686
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$810
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$463
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$757
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$656
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$912
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$877
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$728
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$922
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1055
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1208
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$758
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1051
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$992
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$714
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1087
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1502
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$584
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1142
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$845
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$753
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$994
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$768
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$503
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$467
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$715