Daegu vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$396
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
63
😀 Quality of life
77
54
🏙️ Population
2.38M
14.9M

The cost of living in Daegu is 140% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5347th and 8914th ($1043 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1141st and 6414th 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
$6.84
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$1646

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$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
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$916
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$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121

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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