Houston vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$179
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	14.9M

The cost of living in Houston is 413% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1229th and 8872nd ($2265 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 97th and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Karachi

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	Houston	Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1405

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552