Dubai vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
63
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
3.94M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 458% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1039th and 8914th ($2420 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 203rd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Karachi

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Dubai Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Karachi

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