Austin vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
962K
14.9M

The cost of living in Austin is 521% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 548th and 8902nd ($2590 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 1st 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 126th and 6078th 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
$17.9
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546