Ahmedabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Ahmedabad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1074
$805
🏠 One person rent
$578
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$361
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$140
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
61
😀 Quality of life
54
53
🏙️ Population
7.65M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 160% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6097th and 9122nd ($832 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Ahmedabad ranked 22nd best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5982nd and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.44
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$9.27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.65
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$92.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$64.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$152
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.2
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.86%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1089
$637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$454
$334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.08
$9.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$1.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$1.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$5.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.6
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1365
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$336
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$333
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$331
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$333
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$330
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$306
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$379
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$388
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$426
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$234
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$248
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$429
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$333
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$354
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$355
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$337
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$311
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$331
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$366
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$362
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$370
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$359
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$388
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$328
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$331
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$506
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$303
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$314
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$625
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$312
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$231
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$469
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$350
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$330
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$371
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$215
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$304

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