Kansas vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5242
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$1156
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3917
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
63
😀 Quality of life
87
54
🏙️ Population
508K
14.9M

The cost of living in Kansas is 387% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 1736th and 8914th ($2114 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1388th 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Kansas ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 372nd and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Karachi

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Kansas Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.75
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1229
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1896
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.54
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.3
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1367
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25297
$1646

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1832
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2283
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2341
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1945
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2258
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2068
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1707
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2299
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1995
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2105
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1808
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1972
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1563
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1914
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1358
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1786
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1914
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1715
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1904
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1716
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1825
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1276
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1541
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1888
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1578
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1649
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1739
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1871
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2017
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1820
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1918
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1860

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