Cologne vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
97
49
🏙️ Population
1.08M
14.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 332% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2308th and 8915th ($1851 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 16th and 6242nd 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
$14
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548