Baku vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$358
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
63
😀 Quality of life
64
54
🏙️ Population
2.3M
14.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 89% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6681st and 8914th ($820 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5397th and 6414th 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
$8.8
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

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