Columbus vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
63
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
906K
14.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 409% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1634th and 8923rd ($2140 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 5th 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 Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 266th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Karachi

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Columbus Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1476

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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