Dortmund vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$750
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
595K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 277% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 3504th and 8914th ($1637 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 2nd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 33rd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Karachi

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Dortmund Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561