Busan vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$380
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
16
😀 Quality of life
91
40
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.19M

The cost of living in Busan is 52% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 5114th and 6964th ($1029 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Togo, respectively. Check South Korea vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 108th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$6625

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$907
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327