Dallas vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$184
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
91
53
🏙️ Population
1.3M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dallas is 499% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 689th and 8902nd ($2497 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 1st 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 116th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546