Houston vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
63
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
2.3M
14.9M

The cost of living in Houston is 424% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1258th and 8915th ($2248 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 3rd in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 82nd and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548