Busan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$995
🏠 One person rent
$380
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
91
53
🏙️ Population
3.45M
14.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 147% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5114th and 8902nd ($1029 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in South Korea and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 108th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546