Baltimore vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	63
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	586K	14.9M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 418% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1182nd and 8872nd ($2287 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 131st and 6253rd 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	$16.3	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$1405

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552