Busan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$395
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
3.45M
14.9M

The cost of living in Busan is 162% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4837th and 8915th ($1122 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in South Korea and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 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 181st and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548