Kabul vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$504
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1114
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$211
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$298
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$142
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
63
😀 Quality of life
26
54
🏙️ Population
5.33M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 20% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8650th and 8923rd ($504 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8929th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Karachi

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Kabul Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.6
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.1
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$346
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.28
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.37
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.54
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.9
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1302
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469

Cities near Karachi

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