Amman vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$805
🏠 One person rent
$368
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$238
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
61
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
4.01M
14.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 200% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5708th and 9122nd ($962 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2687th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$9.27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$92.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$64.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$152
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
15.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$9.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$1.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$1.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$5.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$39.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$231
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$215
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$213
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$236
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$429
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$210
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$226
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$331
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$379
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$331
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$240
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$832
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$336
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$306
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$370
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$333
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$333
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$388
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$222
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$687
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$333
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$330
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$426
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$217
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$234
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$344
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$355
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$248
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$303
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$328
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$863
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$204
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$248
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$359
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1150
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$304
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$687