Detroit vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
88
49
🏙️ Population
639K
14.9M

The cost of living in Detroit is 368% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1856th and 8915th ($2006 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 216th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548