Baku vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$995
🏠 One person rent
$307
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
63
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
2.3M
14.9M

The cost of living in Baku is 80% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6560th and 8902nd ($753 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5476th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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