Almaty vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$995
🏠 One person rent
$585
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
64
53
🏙️ Population
1.92M
14.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 152% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4975th and 8902nd ($1051 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4635th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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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