Delhi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$192
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$142
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
62
54
🏙️ Population
26.5M
14.9M

The cost of living in Delhi is 14% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8767th and 8923rd ($479 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5583rd and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Karachi

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Delhi Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

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