Al Ain vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$995
🏠 One person rent
$612
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
767K
14.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 171% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4616th and 8902nd ($1132 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 496th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$1093

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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
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$1810
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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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$297
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$292
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$326
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$301
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$308
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$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
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$313
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$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
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$338
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$242
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$267
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$672
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$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
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$291
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$809
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$307
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$301
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$513
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$338
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$328
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$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
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$822
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$338
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$323
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$315
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$1126
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$375
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$546