Busan vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2838
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$390
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$797
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
72
13
😀 Quality of life
89
20
🏙️ Population
3.45M
989K

The cost of living in Busan is 80% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 5092nd and 7807th ($1060 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 4th in Malawi, while ranked 201st and 8847th 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
$5.69
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.3
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7716
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7051
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.95
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.4
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.4
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13395
$2351

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$959
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1075
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$998
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$887
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1030
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1059
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$924
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$983
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$901
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$991
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1388
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1054
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$995
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1115
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$903
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$988
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$1002
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$989
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$992
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$977
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1059
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$987
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$902
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$880
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1000
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$979
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$854
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1101
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$964
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$891
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$916
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$916
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$913
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$921
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$919
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$910
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$895
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$992
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688