Addis Ababa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$805
🏠 One person rent
$395
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
61
😀 Quality of life
42
53
🏙️ Population
3.04M
14.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 135% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6376th and 9122nd ($752 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6810th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$9.27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$92.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$64.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$152
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$9.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$1.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$1.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$5.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$231
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$215
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$236
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$429
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$210
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$226
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$331
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$379
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$331
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$240
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$832
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$336
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$306
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$370
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$333
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$333
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$388
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$222
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$687
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$333
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$330
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$426
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$217
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$234
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$344
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$355
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$248
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$303
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$328
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$863
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$204
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$248
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$359
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1150
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$304
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687