Cologne vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
1.09M
14.9M

The cost of living in Cologne is 359% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2067th and 8914th ($1990 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 15th and 6414th 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
$16.4
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561