Charlotte vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$179
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
63
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
875K
14.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 472% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 761st and 8872nd ($2528 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 Charlotte compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 252nd and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$1405

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

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