Glasgow vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1884
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4264
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1096
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1719
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3145
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
63
😀 Quality of life
94
53
🏙️ Population
626K
14.9M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 352% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 2103rd and 8902nd ($1884 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 99th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 40th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Karachi

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Glasgow Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1191
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1870
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.76%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4377
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3046
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.16
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.82
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1097
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12197
$1093

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251

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