Kansas vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5277
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$1160
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$696
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.6
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3972
$132
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
508K
14.9M

The cost of living in Kansas is 391% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1700th and 8915th ($2110 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1417th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Kansas ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 299th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kansas Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.2
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$947
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2072
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28880
$1491

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2271
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2311
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1902
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2248
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2052
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1647
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1841
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2261
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1943
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2120
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1912
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1574
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1893
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1368
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1761
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1909
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1638
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1875
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1830
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1848
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1522
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1963
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1535
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1614
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1729
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1816
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2106
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1852
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1899
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1855

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558