Indianapolis vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$184
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
63
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
888K
14.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 410% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1474th and 8902nd ($2129 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 1st in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 146th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$1093

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Karachi

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