Ibadan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$262
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$995
🏠 One person rent
$126
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$78
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
63
😀 Quality of life
34
53
🏙️ Population
2.55M
14.9M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 37% less expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 9275th and 8902nd ($262 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Nigeria and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 7930th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.63
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.61
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.24
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$0.3
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.19
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.9
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.41
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$173
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.58
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.62
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.5
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.26
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.4
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.6
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$532
$1093

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$407
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$826
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$250
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$310
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$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$507
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$512
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$497
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$582
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$210
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$237
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$443
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546