Baltimore vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$1025
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$173
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	63
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	586K	14.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 418% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1330th and 8915th ($2223 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 121st and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Karachi

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	Baltimore	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$1146

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$315
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$341
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$327
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$295
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$325
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$313
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$344
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$326
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$402
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$285
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$375
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$338
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$399
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$687
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$347
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$639
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$406
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$391
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$268
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$785
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$371
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$284
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$521
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$360
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$358
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$299
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$487
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$831
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$360
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$327
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$288
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1110
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$371
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548