Atlanta vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
499K
14.9M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 515% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 647th and 8915th ($2641 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 2nd in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 179th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2416
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

Cities near Karachi

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