Amman vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$384
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
4.01M
14.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 145% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5330th and 8923rd ($1032 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Jordan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2337th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Karachi

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Amman Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525