Dallas vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
63
😀 Quality of life
92
54
🏙️ Population
1.3M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dallas is 470% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 948th and 8915th ($2447 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 136th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$1491

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558