Busan vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$395
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
36
😀 Quality of life
89
48
🏙️ Population
3.45M
2.47M

The cost of living in Busan is 64% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 4837th and 7016th ($1122 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 9th in South Korea and Zambia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 181st and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Lusaka

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Busan Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$5845

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670