Amman vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$392
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$152
😷 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 133% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5560th and 8914th ($1013 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2560th and 6414th 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
$7.07
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561