Ibadan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$422
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
63
😀 Quality of life
33
50
🏙️ Population
2.55M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 76% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6541st and 8872nd ($776 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7755th and 6253rd 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
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1234
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.03
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.84
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1898
$1405

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$677
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$1030
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$779
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$695
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1113
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$535
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$634
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
173 km or 107 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$670
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$651
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$709
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$590
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$558
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$881
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$647
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$755
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$972
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$649
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$651
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$632
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$805
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$575
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$743
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$658
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$354
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1611
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$462
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1502
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$883
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$679
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$621
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$553
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$560
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$588
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$729
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$371
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$384
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$507
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$526

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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