Ahmedabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$161
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
58
63
😀 Quality of life
62
54
🏙️ Population
7.65M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 3% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8906th and 8923rd ($433 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Ahmedabad ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5691st and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Karachi

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Ahmedabad Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.76
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$578
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.04
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1402
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$391
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$360
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$367
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$358
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$350
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$273
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$298
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$314
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$663
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$267
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$283
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$273
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$299
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$241
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$316
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$346
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$370
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$312
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$329
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$285
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$312
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$252
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$309
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$335
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$355
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$464
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$260
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$335
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$717
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$335
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$355
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$495
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$282
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$309
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$384
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$320
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$311

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525