Ibadan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$658
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1440
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$363
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
63
😀 Quality of life
38
54
🏙️ Population
2.56M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 56% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7566th and 8923rd ($658 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th 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 8113th and 6375th 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
$1.77
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$0.86
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$10.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.09%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$479
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.65
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.57
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.78
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.3
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.24
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.51
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.7
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$41.8
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1576
$1476

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$639
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$995
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$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
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$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$697
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$762
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$927
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$323
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$373
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525