Busan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$430
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
92
54
🏙️ Population
3.45M
14.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 157% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5007th and 8914th ($1114 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in South Korea and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 121st and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Karachi

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Busan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.89
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561