Dortmund vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$675
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
81
54
🏙️ Population
595K
14.9M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 252% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4048th and 8923rd ($1482 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 5th in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 625th and 6375th 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
$14.8
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525