Karachi vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Karachi Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3320
🏠 One person rent
$163
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2607
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
98
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
14.9M
919K

The cost of living in Karachi is 70% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 8914th and 4288th ($434 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and South Korea, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Seongnam. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Seongnam ranked 9th in South Korea, while ranked 6414th and 1327th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Karachi vs Seongnam

Prices for goods and services in Karachi and Seongnam are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Karachi Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$97.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$6.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$136
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$12598

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karachi

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
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1292
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1179
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1162
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$988
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1363
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1030
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1120
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1044
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1167
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1134
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1050
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$913
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1092
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$937
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1076
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1068
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1057
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1053
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1046
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1008
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1073
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1121
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$867
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$984
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1563
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$892
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$986
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1003
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$986
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1019