Cheongju vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cheongju Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2251
$995
🏠 One person rent
$339
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$489
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
63
😀 Quality of life
87
53
🏙️ Population
849K
14.9M

The cost of living in Cheongju is 117% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5946th and 8902nd ($903 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 81st 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 3 months in Cheongju compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Cheongju ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 228th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cheongju Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.39
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$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
$272
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$421
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4464
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.27
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.36
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.08
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13793
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 16 mi Sejong
$963
33 km or 21 mi Daejeon
$924
35 km or 22 mi Cheonan
$940
38 km or 24 mi Gongju
$949
45 km or 28 mi Anseong
$986
46 km or 28 mi Gyeryong
$932
53 km or 33 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
54 km or 34 mi Chungju
$1009
60 km or 37 mi Nonsan
$945
60 km or 38 mi Asan
$992
64 km or 40 mi Mungyeong
$999
65 km or 40 mi Sangju
$1060
68 km or 42 mi Osan
$1024
71 km or 44 mi Yongin
$1256
72 km or 44 mi Icheon
$949
74 km or 46 mi Yeoju
$973
80 km or 50 mi Gimcheon
$1076
82 km or 51 mi Dangjin
$1002
84 km or 52 mi Suwon
$987
85 km or 53 mi Jecheon
$967
85 km or 53 mi Boryeong
$1084
87 km or 54 mi Wonju
$880
88 km or 55 mi Gwangju
$1063
90 km or 56 mi Hwaseong
$1088
91 km or 56 mi Gumi
$1055
91 km or 56 mi Iksan
$923
91 km or 57 mi Uiwang
$1054
93 km or 58 mi Siheung
$1081
94 km or 58 mi Seosan
$1005
94 km or 59 mi Seongnam
$1121
94 km or 59 mi Gunpo
$1120
96 km or 59 mi Jeonju
$787
97 km or 60 mi Ansan
$1127
98 km or 61 mi Anyang
$1097
99 km or 61 mi Gwacheon
$1056
101 km or 63 mi Gunsan
$975
103 km or 64 mi Hanam
$1069
104 km or 64 mi Yeongju
$958
107 km or 67 mi Gimje
$902
109 km or 67 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087

Cities near Karachi

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