Almaty vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$477
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
63
😀 Quality of life
70
54
🏙️ Population
2.23M
14.9M

The cost of living in Almaty is 106% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6307th and 8915th ($884 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4103rd and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558