Ibadan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1637
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$421
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$100
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
63
😀 Quality of life
37
54
🏙️ Population
2.55M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 75% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6862nd and 8915th ($752 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8155th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Karachi

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Ibadan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.02
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.95%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.2
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.66
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.66
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.13
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.61
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.12
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.66
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.5
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.5
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1891
$1491

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$664
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$1013
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$778
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$705
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1102
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$644
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
173 km or 107 mi Save
$646
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$743
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$664
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$793
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$598
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$632
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$926
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$699
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$835
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1051
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$703
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$705
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$684
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$878
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$652
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$852
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$712
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$417
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1774
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$563
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1514
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$961
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$676
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$674
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$600
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$630
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$668
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$822
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$393
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$397
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$576
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$652

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558