Daegu vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$385
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2242
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
2.38M
14.9M

The cost of living in Daegu is 147% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5135th and 8915th ($1062 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 2.1 months in Daegu compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Daegu ranked 5th best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 335th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Karachi

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Daegu Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$597
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6903
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5944
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.5
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.4
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.59
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27847
$1491

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$1001
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$1008
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$1038
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$949
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$934
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1097
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1084
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1039
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1024
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$957
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$984
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1076
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$975
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1008
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$929
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1064
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$973
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1108
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$1005
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$913
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$934
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$980
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$959
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$976
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$831
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$924
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$920
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$1020
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1046
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1016
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1037
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1063
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$998
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$995
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$994
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$982
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1050
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$981
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1153

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558