Ahmedabad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$182
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
56
63
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
7.65M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 10% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8798th and 8915th ($471 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd 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 18th best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5969th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548