Detroit vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
639K
14.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 397% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1636th and 8915th ($2133 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 311th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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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