Dallas vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$142
😷 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 488% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 938th and 8923rd ($2472 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 36th and 6375th 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
$18.5
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$1476

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

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