Daejeon vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$374
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
63
😀 Quality of life
74
54
🏙️ Population
1.48M
14.9M

The cost of living in Daejeon is 123% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5901st and 8915th ($959 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Daejeon ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2496th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Daejeon Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5257
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.12
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13539
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$976
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$1020
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1063
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1046
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$924
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1050
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1153
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$998
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$831
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1085
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$957
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$934
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1020
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$982
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$973
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$920
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$949
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1059
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1076
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1068
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$981
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1120
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1171
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$980
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1079
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1066
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1037
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1080
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1196
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1049
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1112
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1110
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1307
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1062
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$929
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1004
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1435

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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