Detroit vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	63
😀 Quality of life	86	50
🏙️ Population	639K	14.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 367% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1678th and 8872nd ($2064 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 315th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Karachi

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	Detroit	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$1405

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552