Boston vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
676K
14.9M

The cost of living in Boston is 775% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 27th and 8923rd ($3680 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 105th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Karachi

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Boston Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$1476

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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