Jeju Island vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$456	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	63
😀 Quality of life	62	50
🏙️ Population	678K	14.9M

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 144% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4959th and 8872nd ($1080 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in South Korea and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4837th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Karachi

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	Jeju Island	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$1405

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552