Dubai vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
63
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
3.33M
14.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 434% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1218th and 8902nd ($2229 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 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 189th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546