Ahmedabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$995
🏠 One person rent
$222
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
56
63
😀 Quality of life
56
53
🏙️ Population
7.65M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 21% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8477th and 8902nd ($505 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5867th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

Cities near Karachi

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