Charlotte vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
63
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
875K
14.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 464% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 986th and 8915th ($2423 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 2nd 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 Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 234th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558