Cologne vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$947
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$179
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
1.09M
14.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 295% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2551st and 8872nd ($1744 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 12th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Karachi

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Cologne Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1405

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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