Abu Dhabi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
63
😀 Quality of life
82
53
🏙️ Population
1.48M
14.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 364% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1938th and 8902nd ($1936 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 369th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$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
$1396
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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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