Atlanta vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
63
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
499K
14.9M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 503% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 699th and 8914th ($2617 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 231st and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Karachi

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Atlanta Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

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