Baku vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$378
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
62
54
🏙️ Population
2.3M
14.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 103% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6524th and 8923rd ($856 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Azerbaijan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5591st and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Karachi

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Baku Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525