Daegu vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3082
$995
🏠 One person rent
$413
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
86
53
🏙️ Population
2.44M
14.9M

The cost of living in Daegu is 167% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4689th and 8902nd ($1113 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 2 months in Daegu compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Daegu ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 241st and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Daegu Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.69
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6463
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8417
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.76
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.89
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$131
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.6
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$369
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16639
$1093

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$1035
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$1039
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$973
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$1055
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$1076
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1326
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$963
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$989
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$1060
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$953
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1078
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$907
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$1006
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$865
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$878
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$999
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1029
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$882
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$910
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$960
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$924
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$787
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$1009
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$963
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$945
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$991
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$967
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$923
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$1002
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$984
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$902
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$992
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$955
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$940

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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