Chennai vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$142
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
63
😀 Quality of life
65
54
🏙️ Population
6.6M
14.9M

The cost of living in Chennai is 3% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8947th and 8923rd ($409 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5131st and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Karachi

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Chennai Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$1476

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111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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