Ibadan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$424
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1302
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$116
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
63
😀 Quality of life
33
49
🏙️ Population
2.55M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 77% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8915th ($759 vs $429) 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 0.2 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 7660th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.3
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.21%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.7
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.15
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.62
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.59
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.9
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1870
$1146

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$699
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$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621

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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