Gwangju vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$995
🏠 One person rent
$445
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2261
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
58
63
😀 Quality of life
84
53
🏙️ Population
1.49M
14.9M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 175% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4575th and 8902nd ($1147 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Gwangju compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 305th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Karachi

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Gwangju Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.44
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.5
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8909
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.21
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.1
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.4
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19812
$1093

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$1028
45 km or 28 mi Jeongeup
$955
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$960
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$991
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$902
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$965
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$787
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$984
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$923
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$975
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$878
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$945
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$932
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$953
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$992
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1084
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$924
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$910
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$949
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$1006
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$963
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$1076
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$882
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1073
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$973
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1113
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$903
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$1055
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$1060
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$907
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$940
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1005
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1003
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1029
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$963
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1002
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$999
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1056

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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