Indianapolis vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
63
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
888K
14.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 410% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1397th and 8915th ($2187 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 3rd 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 35th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 159th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$1146

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

Cities near Karachi

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