Austin vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1029
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$274
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$132
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	962K	14.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 463% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1002nd and 8915th ($2416 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 Austin compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 151st and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Karachi

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	Austin	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$1491

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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