Indianapolis vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
63
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
888K
14.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 447% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1140th and 8914th ($2374 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 289th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Karachi

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Indianapolis Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$1646

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561