Delhi vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Delhi | Karachi | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Delhi is 18% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8647th and 8915th ($505 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4744th and 6242nd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Delhi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.2 mi |  Noida | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Ghaziabad | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Gurgaon | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Faridabad | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Sonipat | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Meerut | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Rohtak | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Bhiwani | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Aligarh | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Sambhal | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Alwar | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Mathura | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Saharanpur | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Moradabad | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Hisar | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Agra | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Rishikesh | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Dehradun | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Bareilly | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Patiala | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Chandigarh | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Sikar | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jaipur | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Shimla | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Ludhiana | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Gwalior | |
| 305 km or 190 mi |  Bheemdatta | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Ajmer | |
| 382 km or 237 mi | Jhansi | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Bikaner | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Kanpur | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Amritsar | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Kota | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Lucknow | |
| 423 km or 263 mi |  Lahore | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Pathankot | |
| 434 km or 270 mi | Okara | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Bhilwara |
Cities near Karachi
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi | Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |