Dallas vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2461
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5293
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1459
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4563
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
94
54
🏙️ Population
1.3M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dallas is 467% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 948th and 8914th ($2461 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 46th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Karachi

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Dallas Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2187
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1641
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.54
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1318
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24367
$1646

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2114
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2198
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2147
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2208
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2212
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2357
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2246
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2188
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2142
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2114
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2309
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2373
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2127
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2126
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2220
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2124
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2076
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2127
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2233
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2129
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2193
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2579
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2293
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2393
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2196
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2105
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2145
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2225

Cities near Karachi

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