Gwangju vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1062
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2600
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$453
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$783
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2400
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
58
63
😀 Quality of life
86
54
🏙️ Population
1.41M
14.9M

The cost of living in Gwangju is 145% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5224th and 8914th ($1062 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 Gwangju compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Gwangju ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 424th and 6414th 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
$6.5
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7292
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4811
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.57
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.28
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$1646

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$963
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$970
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$1014
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$991
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
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$996
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$823
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$1008
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$982
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1002
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1111
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1005
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$993
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1015
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1072
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$922
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$981
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$994
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$986
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$916
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$961
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1032
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$991
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$1043
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$903
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$943
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$951
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$946
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$976
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1121
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$986
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1064
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1114
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1005
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$984
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$954
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1079

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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
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$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